Farmers for Free Trade Sounding Economic Alarm Regarding Tariffs

All summer, Farmers for Free Trade has been on the road and holding events called Tariff Town Halls in half a dozen states.  The events all brought together farmers, business leaders, economists, and trade experts to spotlight how newly-imposed tariffs are already harming the communities that grow and make American-made products that power local economies and are in demand around the world. At each stop, farmers and experts shared new data, on-the-ground stories, and growing urgency.

Just days before the Fourth of July, agricultural leaders at a town hall in Little Rock, AK put it bluntly: “I’ll tell you this much as a producer. Between 20%-30% of the producers in the United States would be out if this doesn’t change between now and December.” On a per-state basis, Texas businesses paid $934 million more in tariff costs.  North Carolina also saw a 190 percent spike in its tariff costs.

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