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Chuck Schumer: “China went from buying more than $12 billion in American…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 01:59

Ask them. They want markets. But Donald Trump's policies have killed the markets our farmers rely on to make a living. This is especially true for soybean farmers. China went from buying more than $12 billion in American soybeans last year to virtually nothing by the middle of this year. That Chinese need for soybeans didn't disappear. Contracts went to other countries like Argentina, which Trump then bailed out at US Farmers expense. (01:59–02:07)

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Asserts that China's purchase of American soybeans dropped from over $12 billion to nearly nothing.

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