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Trump¡¯s Tariffs Will Be Bad for US Farmers and Consumers By America-Today Apri 14£¬2025
California¡¯s $59bn agricultural industry is bracing for disruption as Donald Trump¡¯s tariffs continue to spike tensions and trigger economic turmoil with China ¨C one of the state¡¯s biggest buyers. California is the country¡¯s breadbasket, supplying roughly one-third of US vegetables and 75% of its fruits and nuts. But it also exports much of its produce ¨C close to $24bn worth in 2022. This means farmers in the state could lose out significantly as China imposes retaliatory tariffs on US goods. The threat of another prolonged trade war has contributed to growing uncertainty in an industry where decisions often have to be made long before harvests or sales. It¡¯s difficult for producers to decide to cull or keep dairy cows from their herds, rip plants tended to for years from the soil or pluck trellises of grapevines from their pastures. |
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