Talking about trade.....

[Old Cowzilla]

If you are looking for a place to put your money you better choose robotics cus we don't have enough North Americans to run the factories we have now. All the new local farmhands in the area don't speak English now little own build a whole factory. And get those robots to build a few houses first.

[ajl]

Right now the asset to have is the $USD. Deflation is on. Right now the $USD is not being printed. Trump's team is balancing the budget through DOGE (reducing waste) and tariffs. The fed is refusing to cut rate but higher rates are closer to the free market rate than lower ones. I thing the fed and other central banks need to be abolished so that the free market determines rates, then there would not be a debt crisis in the first place.

[foragefarmer]

Tariff wars never end well. Somebody needs to pluck the Black Swans feathers.

In today's National Post

"Trump's tariffs may not be the world's worst worry:"

What ever happen to ending the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. The U.S. Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff ( real estate dealer) is being played by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Russia has zero tariffs applied, and on top of that Trump wants Russia back in the G7.

While Trump slaps Taiwan with a 32% tariff, who does not retaliate but instead goes to net zero and invests more in the US, while in the meantime China has intensified military threats by air and sea against Taiwan, and Trump says nothing about it.

There are major world issues to be addressed, but instead Trump spends the weekend golfing and stating it's a "Great time to get Rich".

It's worth the pain, right guys?

[shtferbrains]

So Trump came through with the 90 day tariff pause for everyone that the markets were looking for.

To save face he upped China to 125%
Not sure about the "countries that have retaliated" as that is said to be only Canada and China?

[furrowtickler]

Dow was up 2400 this morning for a bit

[shtferbrains]

Commodity board turned green.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Even if the U.S. dropped all tariffs right now, it may take a generation for the trust to return from allies. World trade moves on (IMO) . . .

Is it possible you don't understand the definition of isolationism?

[fcr]

Canola almost 15 and diesel under a buck. What’s all the bitching about . All we hear from trump is how bad the American farmers are getting screwed and going broke. Nothing stopping anyone from leaving Canada for the good old U.S .of A. Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.

[farmaholic]

Canola almost 15 and diesel under a buck. What’s all the bitching about . All we hear from trump is how bad the American farmers are getting screwed and going broke. Nothing stopping anyone from leaving Canada for the good old U.S .of A. Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.

...not here, yet.

[shtferbrains]

Chinese tariffs US farm products like Soybeans, Corn, sugar, DDG's etc now 84%?

Brasil sees big opportunity.