this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2025
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Hm let’s check the cattle production statistics to check this
https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/concern/publications/h702q636h
Oh huh weird that’s the link from “cattle” stats but sure… let’s search up cattle info from September before the shutdown…
https://ers.usda.gov/sites/default/files/_laserfiche/outlooks/113406/LDP-M-375.pdf?v=41436
Oh total exports down 9%…. Total imports UP 30%
Yeah… I’m sure that’s… good…
You mean to tell me that Trump is wrong and the opposite of what he said is actually correct? That checks out.