Australian beef has replaced U.S. supply in China since Donald Trump returned to the White House, funnelling hundreds of millions of dollars that have in previous years gone to the U.S. cattle industry into Australian pockets.

U.S. shipments to China, worth around $120 million a month, collapsed after Beijing in March allowed permits to expire at hundreds of American meat facilities and as Trump unleashed a tit-for-tat tariff war.

Other U.S. farm exports to China, the world’s biggest food importer, have also suffered since Trump retook power. On soybeans alone, U.S. farmers have lost out on shipments worth billions of dollars during the current harvest season.

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    Thanks to Republican education cuts and propaganda, they’re dumb as shit and won’t put two and two together

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      Farmers and ranchers are well aware Trump is to blame. They know who buys their products and why those customers are not buying now.

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      i’ve never known a farmer to stay in the business long if they were dumb as shit. politically naive? sure. growing crops isn’t as simple as scattering seeds and waiting.

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        I agree that broadacre farming in 2025 isn’t something an idiot can do successfully.

        However, these people did vote against their own interests, which isnt very bright.

        Its unknowable, but I’m curious how many have actually changed their political alignment in recent months. Very few I suppose.

        There as an article recently quoting a few that were kinda saying they understood the need for some short term pain, but they were trying to tough talk. Something like “we will take the hit for Trump but it better turn around in less than a year”.

        As though they think Trump cares about them. He’s very happy to sacrifice them on the alter of his enormous ego.

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        Oh I know they have the capacity to be smart I’m saying their systemically disadvantaged preventing them from acting in their best interest in this instance