Tariffs have been devastating for agriculture
Chris, a farmer from western Ohio, describes how Trump-era tariffs and retaliatory trade policies have devastated American agriculture. Even before the tariffs, crop prices were barely covering production costs. Farmers spent decades building global trade relationships, only to see them collapse as a result of needless trade wars. The impact extends beyond his own corn and soybean farm to commodities nationwide—pork, beef, lumber, and hay. Now, added threats like port fees risk further undercutting agricultural exports by raising costs and slashing profit margins, putting the entire farming economy at greater risk.