mario parker, do you want to respond to that?uest: sure, yes, as brian mentioned, the usmca is something that would help farmers right now. it has not moved forward legislatively just yet, but that is also something that is a concern to farmers, given the trade between both mexico and canada. um, aside from that, one thing is the market was now, prior to the trade war, and part of the reason is the farmers are very, very efficient, which goes back to that technology question again. they have got apps on the phone that show them the best patterns in which to sow or harvest crops. they have big, fast machinery that brings crops in very, very fast. and so part of it is we have had a supply glut for the last few years, and then the trade war exacerbated that, and then the weather exacerbated that as well. host: we have looked at the problems with farmers extending into the businesses surrounding farms the memorial party. -- farms, mario parker. for u.s. lower demand farm commodities have been demand, not just for farmers but for spor

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