[Video] Turmoil in South America... The reason even U.S. farms are shaking
Published 2025년 10월 24일
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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Go Hyun-shil = The South American continent is in turmoil due to the conflicting actions of the Trump administration in the United States.
Since early September, the U.S. military has bombed a series of ships presumed to be drug carriers in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela and has assembled strategic assets, including B-25 bombers and F-35s, near the Caribbean Sea to prevent drug trafficking.
The tension escalated as Venezuela responded with troop deployment, and neighboring leftist-led countries such as Cuba and Colombia have expressed dissatisfaction with the U.S. government, spreading anti-Trump movements.
However, the situation in Argentina, also in South America, is quite different.
With Argentina's midterm elections coming up on the 26th, the Trump administration publicly supported the current President Milei, bolstering his strength.
Additionally, facing a foreign exchange crisis, the U.S. signed a currency swap agreement worth $20 billion (28 trillion won) for Argentina and decided to provide an additional $20 billion from private funds to Argentina.
The total external support of $40 billion is highly unusual for the Trump administration, which has been advocating for "America First."
This decision has caused considerable backlash not only in South America but also within the United States.
Most notably, U.S. farmers have been shocked.
Already hit hard by China's suspension of U.S. soybean imports due to the trade war, the U.S. farmers' anger was further fueled by Argentina's actions after receiving support promises from the Trump administration.
For details, please see the video.
Planning and composition: Go Hyun-shil
Editing: Kim Sun-hong
Photography: Hong Jun-ki
Video: Yonhap News TV·Reuters·AFP·X @TheTNHoller·@CattardSlim
okko@yna.co.kr
Since early September, the U.S. military has bombed a series of ships presumed to be drug carriers in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela and has assembled strategic assets, including B-25 bombers and F-35s, near the Caribbean Sea to prevent drug trafficking.
The tension escalated as Venezuela responded with troop deployment, and neighboring leftist-led countries such as Cuba and Colombia have expressed dissatisfaction with the U.S. government, spreading anti-Trump movements.
However, the situation in Argentina, also in South America, is quite different.
With Argentina's midterm elections coming up on the 26th, the Trump administration publicly supported the current President Milei, bolstering his strength.
Additionally, facing a foreign exchange crisis, the U.S. signed a currency swap agreement worth $20 billion (28 trillion won) for Argentina and decided to provide an additional $20 billion from private funds to Argentina.
The total external support of $40 billion is highly unusual for the Trump administration, which has been advocating for "America First."
This decision has caused considerable backlash not only in South America but also within the United States.
Most notably, U.S. farmers have been shocked.
Already hit hard by China's suspension of U.S. soybean imports due to the trade war, the U.S. farmers' anger was further fueled by Argentina's actions after receiving support promises from the Trump administration.
For details, please see the video.
Planning and composition: Go Hyun-shil
Editing: Kim Sun-hong
Photography: Hong Jun-ki
Video: Yonhap News TV·Reuters·AFP·X @TheTNHoller·@CattardSlim
okko@yna.co.kr
Original content
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Go Hyun-shil = The South American continent is in turmoil due to the conflicting actions of the Trump administration in the United States. Since early September, the U.S. military has bombed a series of ships presumed to be drug carriers in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela and has assembled strategic assets including B-25 bombers and F-35s near the Caribbean to prevent drug trafficking. The tension escalated as Venezuela responded with troop deployment, and neighboring leftist-led countries such as Cuba and Colombia have expressed dissatisfaction with the U.S. government, spreading anti-Trump movements. However, the situation in Argentina, another South American country, is quite different. With Argentina's midterm elections coming up on the 26th, the Trump administration publicly supported the current President Milei, bolstering his strength. In addition, the U.S. signed a currency swap agreement worth $20 billion (28 trillion won) for Argentina, ...
Source: Yna
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