Most, if not all, farmers will tell you all they want from Washington D.C. is help leveling the playing field when they try to sell their commodities overseas. But, how can that be done?
All summer, Farmers for Free Trade hosted Tariff Town Halls across the country to hear how their livelihoods have been turned upside down due to trade policy.
Canadian farmers have been told that their biggest customer, China, has once again imposed a huge tariff on Canada’s largest oilseed export crop, effective immediately. But China did not say how long the tariff will remain in place.
Tariffs and other trade issues were top of mind for cattle producers and other beef industry leaders during last week’s Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, CA.