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To: robert b furman who wrote (61509)	12/6/2018 11:08:59 AM
From: Ditchdigger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78743

I'd expect those dairy cows kicking your farmers ass more than soy beans. Dairy farmers have been and continue suffering here, have been for years. But the good state of Vermont (and my taxes) keep them afloat, barely. Many need to go out of business(supply and demand). Years ago the government stepped in and bought out a number of herds. Dairy farmers are a protected class in VT..I blame it on those socialist progressive bastards, Ben and Jerry! (there's my political rant(g)) Some have begun planting panels on solar farms (g) Any opinions on PCAR, nice divy announcement the other day

To: robert b furman who wrote (61509)	12/6/2018 7:53:02 PM
From: Spekulatius	1 Recommendation Recommended By Lance Bredvold Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78743

Hello, just interested what this $1.68 subsidy refers too ( per bushel?). Right now, soybean sells for ~$9/bushel, which means that the farmer in your case for a ~17% subsidy. We often hear about unfair trade and to some extend it is. I do think what is happening though is that for agricultural goods the US subsidizes the supply side and enables exports that otherwise wouldn’t not be economic, yet we complain about other countries unfair trade practices in the same sector. In a sense, we actually subsidize the Chinese when we subsidize soybeans that end up being consumed in China with taxpayers money.