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John Thune: “The Chinese are buying from Argentina, they're buying from…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Published September 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 14:27

They certainly did that in the first Trump term. But I think at least for right now, that is one of the big markets. And The Chinese are buying from Argentina, they're buying from Brazil, paying much higher prices per bushel simply to punish the US and our farmers. So we've got a, I mean, obviously we've got a situation here. We hopefully it is a short term in nature. (14:27–14:35)

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Asserts that China is buying agricultural products from Argentina and Brazil at higher prices to punish the US.

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