Ben Palen -- a Kansas native and a fifth-generation farmer and agriculture consultant -- blasted President Donald Trump's repeat tactic of putting farmers in distress and then dangling tax-funded salvation before them and hungry developers.
Opinion from Ben Palen: Trump promises handouts to farmers. Politicians promise development benefits. We pay for it all. #ksleg
-- Kansas Reflector (@kansasreflector.com) Dec 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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... soybean growers ...
Record Brazil Soy Output Threatens Global Glut and Lower Prices
www.bloomberg.com
... In the world's top soybean exporter Brazil, farmers long accustomed to chasing record harvests are suddenly confronting a new worry: the threat of producing far more than the world can absorb, just as US President Donald Trump is reshaping global trade flows.
A record 177.1 million tons of soybeans is expected to be collected in the harvest that starts early in 2026, Brazil's crop agency Conab
said Thursday -- a minor cut from previous estimates and still a 3.3% boost from last year. That raises the possibility of an escalating oversupply problem that pushes global prices lower. ...
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