Doug Fordham
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At the end of the day, China’s move toward diversification has been ongoing prior to the current U. S. Administration’s actions and is inline with their BRICs—https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brics.asp—initiatives.
May 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
At the end of the day, China’s move toward diversification has been ongoing prior to the current U. S. Administration’s actions and is inline with their BRICs—https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brics.asp—initiatives.
Cotton: U.S. cotton exports have faced challenges due to increased competition and shifting trade policies, though specific recent figures are limited.
May 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Cotton: U.S. cotton exports have faced challenges due to increased competition and shifting trade policies, though specific recent figures are limited.
Wheat: U.S. wheat exports to China have been modest, with China importing 1.9 million metric tons in 2024, representing a 17% share of its total wheat.
May 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wheat: U.S. wheat exports to China have been modest, with China importing 1.9 million metric tons in 2024, representing a 17% share of its total wheat.
Sorghum: While China has been a major buyer of U.S. sorghum, recent weeks have seen a significant decline in sales, with an 83% drop from the previous week, totaling just 6,500 metric tons. 
May 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sorghum: While China has been a major buyer of U.S. sorghum, recent weeks have seen a significant decline in sales, with an 83% drop from the previous week, totaling just 6,500 metric tons. 
Corn: In the 2023/24 marketing year, U.S. corn exports to China dropped to 2.8 million metric tons, down from 7.5 million metric tons the previous year.
May 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Corn: In the 2023/24 marketing year, U.S. corn exports to China dropped to 2.8 million metric tons, down from 7.5 million metric tons the previous year.
U.S. exports accounted for approximately 28% during the same timeframe. 
• Corn: In the 2023/24 marketing year, U.S. corn exports to China dropped to 2.8 million metric tons, down from 7.5 million metric tons the previous year.
• Corn: In the 2023/24 marketing year, U.S. corn exports to China dropped to 2.8 million metric tons, down from 7.5 million metric tons the previous year.
May 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
U.S. exports accounted for approximately 28% during the same timeframe. 
• Corn: In the 2023/24 marketing year, U.S. corn exports to China dropped to 2.8 million metric tons, down from 7.5 million metric tons the previous year.
• Corn: In the 2023/24 marketing year, U.S. corn exports to China dropped to 2.8 million metric tons, down from 7.5 million metric tons the previous year.
Despite the strong performance in 2022, several factors have impacted U.S. agricultural exports to China in subsequent years: 
• Soybeans: U.S. soybean exports to China have faced stiff competition from Brazil, which supplied about 70% of China’s soybean imports in the 2022/23 period.
• Soybeans: U.S. soybean exports to China have faced stiff competition from Brazil, which supplied about 70% of China’s soybean imports in the 2022/23 period.
May 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Despite the strong performance in 2022, several factors have impacted U.S. agricultural exports to China in subsequent years: 
• Soybeans: U.S. soybean exports to China have faced stiff competition from Brazil, which supplied about 70% of China’s soybean imports in the 2022/23 period.
• Soybeans: U.S. soybean exports to China have faced stiff competition from Brazil, which supplied about 70% of China’s soybean imports in the 2022/23 period.
• Soybeans: $17.9 billion
• Corn: $5.3 billion
• Cotton: $2.9 billion
• Beef and Beef Products: $2.2 billion
• Coarse Grains (including sorghum): $1.8 billion
• Corn: $5.3 billion
• Cotton: $2.9 billion
• Beef and Beef Products: $2.2 billion
• Coarse Grains (including sorghum): $1.8 billion
May 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
• Soybeans: $17.9 billion
• Corn: $5.3 billion
• Cotton: $2.9 billion
• Beef and Beef Products: $2.2 billion
• Coarse Grains (including sorghum): $1.8 billion
• Corn: $5.3 billion
• Cotton: $2.9 billion
• Beef and Beef Products: $2.2 billion
• Coarse Grains (including sorghum): $1.8 billion
Not exactly. China has been actively diversifying its agricultural import sources, and way before any of the tariff changes. In 2022, (latest complete data available) U.S. agricultural exports to China reached a record $40.9 billion. The leading export categories included: 
May 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Not exactly. China has been actively diversifying its agricultural import sources, and way before any of the tariff changes. In 2022, (latest complete data available) U.S. agricultural exports to China reached a record $40.9 billion. The leading export categories included: 
…Medicare overpaid the private health plans by more than $106 billion from 2010 through 2019 because of the way the private plans charge for sicker patients.
April 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
…Medicare overpaid the private health plans by more than $106 billion from 2010 through 2019 because of the way the private plans charge for sicker patients.
Richard Kronick, a former federal health policy researcher and a professor at the University of California-San Diego, says his analysis of newly released Medicare Advantage billing data estimates that…
April 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Richard Kronick, a former federal health policy researcher and a professor at the University of California-San Diego, says his analysis of newly released Medicare Advantage billing data estimates that…
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Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original Medicare, a cost that has exploded since 2018 and is likely to rise even higher, new research has found.
Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original Medicare, a cost that has exploded since 2018 and is likely to rise even higher, new research has found.
Medicare Advantage's cost to taxpayers has soared in recent years, research finds
An alternative to original Medicare, the private plans are run mostly by major insurers. A recent analysis estimates Medicare overpaid these insurers by $106 billion from 2010 through 2019.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original Medicare, a cost that has exploded since 2018 and is likely to rise even higher, new research has found.
Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original Medicare, a cost that has exploded since 2018 and is likely to rise even higher, new research has found.
And it’s not just ‘one man’. The supporting cast of characters bears responsibility and apparently have no clue about the mechanics of the global economy.
April 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
And it’s not just ‘one man’. The supporting cast of characters bears responsibility and apparently have no clue about the mechanics of the global economy.
AI LLMs may have been used by the White House to determine how to impose tariffs, as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok all gave the same answer on how to impose tariffs easily. 😉
April 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
AI LLMs may have been used by the White House to determine how to impose tariffs, as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok all gave the same answer on how to impose tariffs easily. 😉
Simply publishing the fact that a human source was involved is damaging as well and could cause irreparable harm to methods and capabilities.
March 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Simply publishing the fact that a human source was involved is damaging as well and could cause irreparable harm to methods and capabilities.
Perfect! Human intelligence sources are a prized commodity; sometimes taking years to identify and develop, especially those with placement and access. Israeli intelligence has been burned by the U.S. before with respect to its human sources.
March 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Perfect! Human intelligence sources are a prized commodity; sometimes taking years to identify and develop, especially those with placement and access. Israeli intelligence has been burned by the U.S. before with respect to its human sources.
And Biden’s garage, and the trove of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
March 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
And Biden’s garage, and the trove of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
I stand corrected…guess Signal is “authorized’. fpwellman.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: DOD has deployed Signal on government devices overriding their own policy
A high level source in DOD has confirmed that they were ordered to approve installation of Signal on government devices by Trump officials last month
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March 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I stand corrected…guess Signal is “authorized’. fpwellman.substack.com/p/exclusive-...