🌽🌾YAS QUEEN! Soy & Corn Slay Farms, But Our Diets? A Croptastrophe!πŸ’…

The Wall Street Journal Sep 01, 2025

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Farmers' Markets Flooded! πŸ†πŸ‘πŸŒ½ Profits Withered Like Your Ex's Promises 😭


Honey, buckle up, because the American heartland is about to be overflowing with more corn and soybeans than a bottomless mimosa brunch at a Pride festival. Farmers are predicted to harvest a record-breaking crop, which, okay, werk, agriculture, but this overabundance is leaving our wallets feeling as empty as a Grindr inbox after deleting the app. Apparently, all this bounty is driving down prices, and while cheap tofu is always a win for the vegan gays, it's leaving farmers struggling to make ends meet. Someone get these hardworking agriculturalists a sponsorship deal, stat! We need to support our rural LGBTQ+ siblings and ensure everyone can afford their avocado toast and oat milk lattes, regardless of the fluctuating price of soybeans. This agricultural extravaganza is also causing a ripple effect in international markets, with some countries side-eyeing the U.S. like a shady queen in a lip-sync battle. Trade tensions are brewing faster than a pot of instant ramen, and honestly, the drama is exhausting. We need global cooperation, not a trade war. Can’t we all just get along and share the abundance of plant-based protein? World peace starts with a well-stocked salad bar, henny. Diamond (they/them), non-binary bartender: β€œHonestly, I’m just worried about the price of my Tito’s. Inflation is a drag, and I need my tips to be as thick as my lashes.” Bobbie Pinz (she/her), drag queen extraordinaire: β€œThis corn surplus is giving me major pageant prop inspiration, darling. Imagine the eleganza I could create with a gown made of corn husks! Sustainable *and* stunning.” β€œWe need policies that support our farmers and ensure fair prices for their crops,” says Mx. Chrysanthemum (they/them), Executive Director of Rural Rainbow Alliance. β€œWe need to protect our agricultural workers and create a sustainable system that benefits everyone, from farm to table.” Story by Aurora Borealis from LGBTQNN, reporting with pride. Yas, queen!