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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, March 07, 2025
Some are eying a trade deal with China inked during Trump’s first term as a tool to protect farmers from export losses triggered by retaliatory tariffs. But experts argue that absent new negotiations, enforcement options are limited.
Donald Trump sees tariffs as a way to force companies to keep manufacturing in the U.S. But as the presidential campaign nears its conclusion,
some people are questioning his authority to impose widespread duties on imported goods.
Former President Donald Trump’s plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants if he wins a second term would decimate the agricultural workforce, farm group leaders say.
Revoking China’s favorable trade status would backfire on the U.S. economy, with sectors such as agriculture especially hard hit, according to a report by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
