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Be sprouting corn and soybeans, have turned into lakes. >> its pretty amazing to think that you might be in a tractor, and today youre in a boat. >> yes. and were in four feet of water. so it would be halfway up the wheel of a tractor. yes, it is pretty surreal. >> and the latest round of flooding, jones says, has diminished any hope of a viable product for hundreds of farmers. many of whom had already been reeling from president trumps trade war with china. >> were not going to make any money t...

>> now some farmers have been hit with a double whammy, catastrophic flooding. president trump approving $19 billion in disaster aid but for some, its too late. cnns dan simon is in the state of missouri. >> where are we this exact moment? >> were directly over my field. >> reporter: adam jones is a fourth generation family farmer. his fields which would normally be sprouting corn and soybeans have turned into lakes. >> its pretty amazing to think that you might be in a tractor today, youre in a...

First it was president trumps trade war with china and now it is near historic flooding. farmers in missouri are in crisis. they are struggling to make ends meet. cnns dan simon spoke to a worried missouri farmer. >> reporter: where are we at this exact moment? >> we are directly over my field which i was going to plant soybeans in this year. >> reporter: adam jones is a fourth generation family farmer. his fields which would normally be sprouting corn and so i soybeans have turned into lakes it...