Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Will California benefit from Trump’s $12 billion farm aid package?
President Trump says America’s trading partners have ripped us off for too long, so he raised tariffs on a range of imports. But China and others are retaliating, raising tariffs on American agricultural products, like soybeans, wheat, and dairy.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPresident Trump says America’s trading partners have ripped us off for too long, so he raised tariffs on a range of imports. But China and others are retaliating, raising tariffs on American agricultural products, like soybeans, wheat, and dairy. That’s causing heartburn for farmers. Rural America is an important base of support for Republicans and Trump. So on Tuesday, the administration announced a $12 billion emergency aid package for American farmers.
