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🤥🥩 Why Trump's Iran soybean plan is a non-starter The US is pitching a…
🤥🥩 Why Trump's Iran soybean plan is a non-starter The US is pitching a shiny new narrative: unfreeze Iranian assets, let Tehran spend the money on US farm exports, and watch American agriculture thrive again. Donald Trump insists farmers are "very happy." But the farmers themselves say otherwise. 👉 The plan sounds simple — Iran gets access to its frozen funds, the US gets a new customer, and farmers get relief from the China tariff war that's been bleeding them dry. But here's where it falls apart: the vast majority of US soybean exports go toward animal feed — specifically pig feed. Iran, a 98% Muslim country, has zero appetite for pork production. The Trump administration is "extremely naive" to think otherwise, one Illinois farmer told the South China Morning Post. Iran is a sideshow. The real story is — American agriculture has been bleeding for years. Bankruptcies are rising, farm incomes are falling, fertilizer costs are through the roof. China used to be the biggest buyer of US soybeans — now they're buying from Argentina and Brazil. 💵 Iran has roughly $100 billion frozen abroad. The US says it will release those funds — but with a catch: Iran must spend it on American food exports. Even if Iran agrees (and that's a big if), can the US logistics system handle it? Can American farmers suddenly pivot from a massive Chinese market to an Iranian one that doesn't even exist yet? The US is scrambling for new buyers — India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Bangladesh. However, no single market comes close to what China once was. ‼️ This reeks of political desperation with November in sight. Trump is selling farmers a story — but the numbers don't add up, the logistics are questionable, and the fundamental mismatch between US soybeans and Iranian demand is being conveniently ignored. 👍 Boost us | Chat | @geopolitics_prime
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