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Farmers Will Be Okay

Published April 4, 2018

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue acknowledges the anxiety over the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. During a stop in Ohio, Perdue said farmers will be okay. "The president wanted me to ensure the farmers of America that they will…

Deescalating the Trade Standoff

Published April 3, 2018

Virginia Tech professor of agricultural and applied economics Mary Marchant has focused her research efforts on Chinese markets for over a decade. Marchant says international trade theories predict when two or more countries impose tariffs, both countries lose. Right now,…

Trade Dispute Gets Real

Published April 3, 2018

The trade dispute between the U.S. and China just got real. The Chinese announced a proposed 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans. China is the world’s largest soybean importer, representing a $14 billion market for the United States. This back-and-forth…

Swine Industry Pinched by Chinese Tariffs

Published April 2, 2018

China has imposed an additional 25 percent duty on U.S. pork. That’s on top of a 12 percent tariff already in place. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler says the tariffs have already hurt the hog market. “Various economists…

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Farmers Will Be Okay

Deescalating the Trade Standoff

Trade Dispute Gets Real

Swine Industry Pinched by Chinese Tariffs

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