Agriculture producers and related industries dependent on exports to China are turning to Congress for help as the Trump administration prepares to levy trade tariffs on China, reports Farm Futures.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), American Soybean Association (ASA), National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are among the grower and industry groups whose members are asking Congress to convince the administration to halt tariffs and go back to the negotiating table.
Under the hashtag #TradeNotTariffs, members of these organizations are also raising awareness on social media by sharing with the public what tariffs could mean for their livelihoods – and how severe that outlook could be.
The groups issued a joint release outlining how implementation of the tariffs will have a harmful impact on all farmers across all commodities.
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