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Illinois Farmers Getting Some Help From Taiwan
Illinois Farmers Getting Some Help From Taiwan
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Sep 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Farmers in Illinois and across the Midwest are hurting. Because of the weather. Because of competition with massive agribusiness. Because of the trade war with China. Last week, Taiwan doubled its order of Illinois soybeans. Cecile Shea of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains why it might not be the boon that farmers were hoping for, and explains what might be ahead for consumers in this “war of the tariffs” between China and the U.S.
Released:
Sep 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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