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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    California garlic farmers benefit from US-China trade war

    American garlic growers have struggled to compete with cheaper Chinese imports of the aromatic kitchen staple. But now, President Trump’s increased tariffs on those imports mean sales of California-grown garlic have gone up.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 22, 2019 • 1 min read

    American garlic growers have struggled to compete with cheaper Chinese imports of the aromatic kitchen staple. But now, President Trump’s increased tariffs on those imports mean sales of California-grown garlic have gone up. Farmers in Gilroy in Northern California, the self-proclaimed “garlic capital of the world,” are celebrating.

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    Trump plan to evict undocumented immigrants from public housing has some raising alarms
    1. 0:00Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán on Trump plan to evict undocumented immigrants from public housing
    2. 19:07As border agents leave migrants stranded, volunteers step in to help
    3. 28:57How celebrity Mexican chef Gabriela Cámara came up with her famous tuna tostada
    4. 44:13California garlic farmers benefit from US-China trade warYou’re reading this
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