Hogs are raised on the farm of Ted Fox near Osage, Iowa. By Laura Reiley Laura Reiley Reporter covering the business of food Email Bio Follow May 17 at 7:00 AM Chinese buyers canceled a major order for American pork, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, heightening fears that the U.S.-China trade dispute was set to inflict even more pain on American farmers who have taken a series of hits in Trump’s trade wars.
“American pork is a $6.4 billion export market, but we’ve been hit more than any other sector,” Spronk says. “Our highest value markets are the ones that are impacted by these tariffs. We got side swiped. The additive effects of these tariffs come out of my back pocket.” “If the administration is serious about seeking a deal, that is clearly the path of least resistance,” he said. “Because of African swine fever and their own domestic situation, China doesn’t really have a choice and they will have to fulfill their needs by global supply.”
What Spronk wants to see is the removal of tariffs from Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminum , free trade agreements with Japan and China, and the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “Unless the food is used for humanitarian reasons we’d be subject to WTO violation,” Grassley told The Washington Post early this week. “If buys up $15 billion and he can’t ship it overseas because he doesn’t want to violate the WTO . . . then it’s a depressant on the market because people know that the government holds so much grain.”
realDonaldTrump is far from being a match to negotiate with China, they are disciplined and really wealthy, contrary to our Vulgarian.
Hey WaPo, Why would I pay to read this article when I can get the info for free from every other local and national media outlet?
First soybeans and corn now livestock. Great job GOP and Trump. Great tax cut just got neutralized by tariffs. Soon be war against Iran putting our troops in harms way. Impeach now or let it all happen SpeakerPelosi
Hardly. There is a deadly swine flu in Asia and Chinese already own major pork producers. Won’t last
I can careless about all of the poor, poor farmers. Hopefully they lose all of their pig farms. That's what the hell they get for voting for the HOG in office!!
Another lie from the WaPo
Tell us, 'why doesn't CONGRESS DO ANYTHING' to STOP these INJURIOUS TARIFFS? It makes no sense to continue them for a SINGLE DAY. NOBODY can even articulate a DISCERNIBLE BENEFIT that is going to result from them. Simple citing a 'trade war' is as MISLEADING as a 'terror war.'
Short term pain for long term gains.
Spanky's doing a pretty good job on them huh. Course I don't feel sorry for the farmers. They wanted him and They got him. Maybe they'll think twice in 2020🤔
The 'Not Very Smart Deal'.
Oh no!!!!!!!!
Ok but what about the us hog farmer (conglomerate) that is owned by a Chinese company? smithfieldfoods
Hog farmers are all animal abusers who profit off the misery and evil torture they put the animals through... It's okay that their business is drying up... Besides they all voted for Adolph Trump anyways... I call it karma...Au revoir scumbags...🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷
More bacon for the US. ☺
I would say you guys just got owned...lol
Squeal piggy!
Don’t need to hear anymore about farmers & their woes. They voted for Trump & he told them he was going to enact tariffs.
Knocking China out of the equation is like eliminating Facebook Google and Microsoft from competition and depend on small businesses.
Trump will use taxpayers money to bail them out even if they are not true farmers but rich foreign owners
No, they won't. Stop lying.
Slaughter house are one of the most harmful things to the environment.. There waste is very harmful to the community’s they process an breed in.
Farmers overwhelmingly support trump so excuse me if all I can offer is a few thoughts and prayers. I’m betting the farmers will soon demand even more handouts even as they whine about welfare for hungry people Let’s see those farmers practice some of that “self reliance”
The pig in the middle looks like its looking up from between two fat thighs.
That’s just your crappy WAPO opinion.
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