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murielm99

(31,438 posts)
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:31 AM Sep 2019

Relief coming to Illinois farmers....

Thank you JB!

Illinois farm advocates have scored a $2.2 billion commitment from one of the state's biggest trade partners.

... Governor J.B. Pritzker's office announced that Taiwan has signed agreements with the Illinois Corn Markets Assn. and the Illinois soybean Assn. Each received a $1.1 billion agreement to purchase the respective crops in 2020 and 2021.

http://www.wgil.com/2019/09/27/relief-coming-to-farmers-as-taiwan-partners-with-illinois-farm-advocates/

Trump is killing farmers here, but our Democratic governor, one of the most progressive in the nation, is saving us.

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Relief coming to Illinois farmers.... (Original Post) murielm99 Sep 2019 OP
how the blue do it. mopinko Sep 2019 #1
A real market success too not just a trump bribe Good on my gov lunasun Sep 2019 #2
And we all know, tRump will take credit for this within the next day or so. nt KPN Sep 2019 #3
Go JB!!! I luv luv luv our new gov!! He's making really good things happen here in Illinois Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #4
This is a major nail Wellstone ruled Sep 2019 #5
Indeed So. I'll is pretty red. They better figure out who is on their side and who isn't Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #6
Yes they better. Wellstone ruled Sep 2019 #7
We are now in a drought. AwakeAtLast Sep 2019 #8
Sure amazing how three generations ago, Wellstone ruled Sep 2019 #9
My cousin worked for him AwakeAtLast Oct 2019 #10

Thekaspervote

(34,664 posts)
4. Go JB!!! I luv luv luv our new gov!! He's making really good things happen here in Illinois
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 12:46 PM
Sep 2019

I sure hope when he’s done being gov, he will seek higher office

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. This is a major nail
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 12:52 PM
Sep 2019

in the Rethug coffin for Illinois . Going to say,watch for this Grain Sale to be one hell of a Political Football for the Dems before years end.

Central and Southern Illinois Corn Growers as well as Soybean Growers are at this time having harvest issues. Something that is happening in real time is they can not Harvest their crops due to wet muddy fields and the crops are starting to Germinate on the stalk as well as in the bean pods making those crops useless.

Watch for other Democratic Governor's to move to open Foreign Markets for their States Farmers.

Will be interesting to watch the Commerce Department try to kill Export Licenses.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
7. Yes they better.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 01:16 PM
Sep 2019

Pritz is making old time Dem moves in Illinois. Watch for him to hit the National Stage in 2024.

AwakeAtLast

(14,256 posts)
8. We are now in a drought.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:14 PM
Sep 2019

Harvesting is going pretty quickly actually.

Still, Republicans down here hammer Democrats on everything. Don't expect them to be thanking J B anytime soon.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
9. Sure amazing how three generations ago,
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:50 PM
Sep 2019

these same families could not find anything great to say about a Republican.

Every single FSA Office or Banker in Rural America would not be viable today with out Democratic Leadership and Policies created some sixty plus years ago.

And with Sonny Purdue running the show,most of those Policies are about to get rescinded.

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