国际英语资讯:Interview: American farmer expects U.S., China to ink trade deal before planting season
<p><span word="DES">DES</span> <span word="MOINES">MOINES</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 31-- <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defuse">defuse</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="planting">planting</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soybean">soybean</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="gonna">gonna</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="April">April</span>, <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="May">May</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> (<span word="before">before</span> <span word="that">that</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span>," <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span> <span word="Farms">Farms</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>., <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="STOP">STOP</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="SLOW">SLOW</span>-<span word="BURN">BURN</span></p><p>"<span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="soybeans">soybeans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maxwell">Maxwell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Des">Des</span> <span word="Moines">Moines</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="midwestern">midwestern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span>.</p><p><span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> (<span word="then">then</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span>) <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>-<span word="burn">burn</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="income">income</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="silver">silver</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soybeans">soybeans</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="reacted">reacted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span>," <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> "<span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="did">did</span>" <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="some">some</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soybean">soybean</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>.</p>
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