Apr 5 Agriculture Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous China buys more than half of the soybeans grown in the Ohio Valley. So China’s threat this week to place a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soy means farmers would be caught in the crosshairs of a trade war. Even though tariffs haven’t taken effect, markets are already showing signs that commodities traders are growing […] By Nicole Erwin Apr 5 Agriculture Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous Nicole Erwin
Jan 26 Agriculture Farmers Fond of Trump But Growing Nervous About Trade When President Trump spoke to the American Farm Bureau annual convention this month he focused on the regulatory rollbacks and tax cuts that motivated many farmers to help vote him into office. “We are doing a job for you,” Trump told an auditorium filled with farmers. “You’re seeing it like nobody else: regulation, death tax, […] By Nicole Erwin Jan 26 Agriculture Farmers Fond of Trump But Growing Nervous About Trade Nicole Erwin
Sep 20 Agriculture Hog-Tied? NAFTA Talks Have Ohio Valley Pork Producers Nervous Talks on renegotiating NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, are set for later this month and farm country is concerned about the potential fallout from a trade dispute. Pork producers are especially nervous about the implications of a threat from President Trump to place a 20 percent tariff on Mexican food imports. “Mexico is […] By Nicole Erwin Sep 20 Agriculture Hog-Tied? NAFTA Talks Have Ohio Valley Pork Producers Nervous Nicole Erwin
Apr 7 Agriculture Free Trade And Food: Farmers Grow Nervous About NAFTA’s Future Farmers in the Ohio Valley are waiting to see how President Trump’s choice to lead the Agriculture Department might affect their fortunes. Concerns over trade have held up a confirmation vote for nominee Sonny Perdue, and trade is also on the minds of regional growers. Farmers here have been big winners under the North American […] By Nicole Erwin Apr 7 Agriculture Free Trade And Food: Farmers Grow Nervous About NAFTA’s Future Nicole Erwin