Newhouse Remains Concerned Over Retaliation Potential

When President Trump announced his tariffs on steel and aluminum, several countries, several of which are allies, spoke out against the increased fees.  Some economic experts expressed concerns that a trade war would soon start.  And while that trade war has not come to fruition, many in the agriculture community remain concern ag products could be targeted for retaliation.

“We’ve got a two page list of those items, many of them come from the state of Washington, apples, cherries, and wine, raspberries, strawberries, those kinds of things, so I think it’s incumbent upon us, in ag country to make sure the administration understands what’s at stake here,” said Representative Dan Newhouse.

He told the Washington Ag Network it’s important for farmers not only to let lawmakers their thoughts on these tariffs, but also the importance of keeping trading markets open, to allow American products to be easily sold overseas.

“When you have global trade you need to have fair global trade, and trading partners need to play by the rules.  So, in that aspect a lot of people are very supportive of the administration taking efforts to make sure that those people we trade with in fact do play by the rules.”

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