Trump to quadruple Argentine beef imports while US ranchers fume

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4. If I had to make a wild guess

Knowing Trump‘s affinity for „deals,“ I‘d suspect that China‘s arrangement to buy all its soybeans from Argentina instead of the USA included substantial commissions paid into some account controlled by Trump. That‘s the only reason I can think of that neither Trump nor his Secretaries of Commerce and Agriculture are screaming with rage.

Because of severe cholesterol issues, I have barely touched beef for over 20 years. However, friends not similarly afflicted, and who are familiar with beef from both countries, say Argentine beef tastes better. They presume less hormones and other additives, but with no definite knowledge one way or the other. Whichever the case, American farmers had plenty of time and availability of information to make an informed decision last election. Now they come crying, but given the chance to do their vote over again, I‘m positive well over half of them would wave their bibles and vote the same way again. So let them hope that Jesus saves. I can‘t, and Trump won‘t.