Potential POSITIVE effects of corona virus

Vegetable Exports on the up
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU20...+14+April+2020
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...+14+April+2020

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Originally Posted by kiora

Vegetable Exports on the up
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU20...+14+April+2020
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...+14+April+2020

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Tip of the iceberg.
The crop growers on the other side of the world are struggling to get their crops harvested because of the global lock down and people unwilling to submit themselves to the slave-like conditions and wages traditionally paid.
At the very least these growers are going to have to pay more and provide better working conditions which enable our growers to better compete. So it should be an upside for our primary industry.

March was the first month since 2002 when there has not been a school shooting in USA.
Nobody died on the roads in NZ over Easter.
The Democrats have a catchy new slogan. Remove the turd on November the third.

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Originally Posted by Arthur

March was the first month since 2002 when there has not been a school shooting in USA.
Nobody died on the roads in NZ over Easter.
The Democrats have a catchy new slogan. Remove the turd on November the third.

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Dump the prick
Next time you tick.

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Originally Posted by RnT

If you are a Trump supporter, one positive is that I hear his ratings are as strong as ever, despite his botched Covid "response".

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Forget what you hear. have a look at trend in polls.

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Originally Posted by fungus pudding

Forget what you hear. have a look at trend in polls.

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Polls run by whom?

World’s largest pork processor shuts down Chinese owned located in the US. Price of meat is climbing in the US.

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Originally Posted by RnT

I typically use FiveThiryEight - just had a look today and their data corroborate what I heard and posted - what polls are you talking about? Perhaps you need to look more widely than just one or two (which we know will tend to be noisy).

FYI, his approval rating is higher now than it was at the beginning of the year and anytime in 2019 or 2018 for that matter.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com...roval-ratings/

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That's probably the best source. And if you look you will see the sharp drop in recent days. That's the trend I mentioned in previous post - dropping approval.

Some positive news: Hospitals have been significantly less busy since The Covid. Hopefully surgeons, nurses and other staff have been able to take it a little easier during this time. God knows they've earned a break.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12324807

It should be much easier to get a booking on tracks like the Milford Track.

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Originally Posted by RnT

Ah gotcha. I wouldnt read too much into just a few recent data points though. The general trend since Covid started is still upward for Trump.

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Sharp reversal. Time will tell.