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Tim Walz: “Our farmers are working dawn till dusk, and they're getting…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Tim Walz in Superior, Wisconsin,

Published | Video Starts at 21:33

Look, 37 states already have laws against that. But the thing that really gets me is we're trying and figuring out how to keep prices lower. Our farmers are working dawn till dusk, and they're getting 390 a bushel for corn and $10 for soybeans. They're not getting rich. They didn't grow the food. They didn't process it at the factory where labor did that. Somebody's pulling off a chunk of money out there that has nothing to do with getting that to you. (21:33–21:41)

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Asserts that farmers are receiving $3.90 per bushel for corn and $10 per bushel for soybeans.

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