Grain crisis at the end of Ted Cruz

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Grain crisis at the end of Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz has miscalculated: He wants subsidies for Ethanol abolish. He has with the powerful Agrarlobby created. It could give him the victory in Iowa cost. Miodrag Soric reported from Iowa.

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz in front of the Capitol in Washington

On the dash the gas station in the small town of Wayverly, Iowa, are two prices for gasoline is displayed: 1,66 dollars per gallon (= 3,78 Liter) and 1,96 dollars per gallon. At the lower price, Ethanol is produced from local Corn or soybeans, mixed in with it. This gasoline is cheaper because it is government-subsidised. The subsidies, saving tens of thousands of farmers in the Mid-West with reasonably stable prices. Something you won’t want to miss, given the Overproduction of Corn and soybeans in the American market. The Republican Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will, after a Transitional period of five years, the state support. So, he makes many in Iowa to enemies.

Ethanol-Silos – not an uncommon sight in Iowa

About Mark Recker. He operates a medium-sized Farm a good two-hour drive from Iowa’s capital Des Moines is removed. His parents and other family members are also farmers, in the neighborhood. Now covered in a thin layer of snow, the empty, barren fields. However, last year a Tornado parts of the silver aluminum Silos destroyed. The repair work cost a lot of money. Recker also had 270.000 dollars in a High-Tech tractor to invest. To work successfully, he needs certainty. For the provide particularly stable agricultural prices. An end to government subsidies – that would be not only for him, a slap in the warehouse. Mark Recker suggests that he is politically the Republicans is closer than the Democrats. Ted Cruz, he could but in the primaries not support, primarily because the Senator from Texas, the subsidies for Ethanol brushing wool.

Republicans Yes, Ted Cruz no

As he also thinks the couple is Karmen and Stanley Mehem, whose Farm is one of the larger in the state of Iowa belongs to. They have 14 employees, are financially involved in a local Ethanol plant.

Farmer couple, Karmen and Stanley Mehem

The couple Mehem is on the family history proud. They have three children, eight grandchildren, a Farmer in the sixth Generation. Politically, they are Republicans close to. The Mehems also like the conservative views of Ted Cruz. But when it comes to money stops the friendship as we know. Yes, as a political Conservative reject you actually state funding. But without these would have been the Ethanol industry will not be built.

Genetic engineering has the market changed

Experts estimate that about one-third of the corn crop in the U.S. in the fuel tank moves. Even 10 years ago was the biggest part of the maize harvest are exported. But genetically modified corn varieties, and modern agricultural technology, the productivity of the American Farmer is enormously increased. Now produce Farmer here, more than the market can absorb. The fear that the agricultural prices suddenly go into the basement, sits many farmers in the Midwest in the neck.

Agriculture is in Iowa, political hot topic

The reservations of farmers has Ted Cruz is underestimated. Long was the Republicans at the polls in front. In the last days, but the billionaire and presidential candidate Donald Trump in the field of the Republicans is pushed forward.

Karmen and Stanley Mehem won’t find everything, what Trump is of itself good and right. You are impressed but its economic success. Trump is their candidate.