The whiplash over tariffs sent markets up and down this past week. Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish emphasized these issues impact agriculture significantly. Past trade disputes, especially the tariff wars of 2018-2019, were cited. “We haven’t fully recovered from that.” Wertish noted the previous tariffs pushed China to invest in Brazil and Argentina’s agricultural infrastructure, leading to permanent losses for U.S. exports. “We’ve lost part of that market and we’ll never get that back.” Wertish was in Washington as a guest of Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar for President Trump’s speech to Congress.
