Plunging U.S. crop exports, explained

Marketplace

News, Business

4.6 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The latest Commerce Department report is kind of a yawn, except for the fact that U.S. food exports — mostly soybeans, corn and wheat — plunged 20% compared to August last year. In this episode, why we’re selling fewer grains. (Hint: It has to do with rain and Ukraine.) Plus, the apprenticeship comeback, industrial-scale ticket scalpers and streaming viewership data.

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