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Re:U.S. Farmers Stung by Tariffs Now Face a $3.5B Corn Loss by ksec on Saturday August 17, 2019 @11:17AM (#20724436)
>But now our agricultural sector is competitive on the world stage against subsidised and protected competitors.

You referring to Fonterra?

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Re:U.S. Farmers Stung by Tariffs Now Face a $3.5B Corn Loss by EdwardDiego on Sunday August 18, 2019 @02:52AM (#20728668)
Not just Fonterra. British farmers routinely demand higher tariffs on our lamb, for example.
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Re:U.S. Farmers Stung by Tariffs Now Face a $3.5B Corn Loss by ksec on Sunday August 18, 2019 @09:14AM (#20729955)
Intersting. I don't see the need on tariffs though , the British and NZ lamb taste quite different. That is why I said most of the production aren't really good in Sales and Marketing.
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