Rep. Bacon says farmers 'already seeing an impact from tariffs,' calls for opening trade [View all]
Source: The Hill
05/04/25 12:24 PM ET
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry.
Bacon joined NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” where host Blake Burman asked him about agricultural workers and how they are handling tariff impacts slowing trade.
“Well, the [agriculture] community is very worried. If you talk to the Farm Bureau, the cattlemen … some of our biggest meat producers here are for beef, they’re already getting their markets shut off,” Bacon said.
“We’re already seeing an impact on our exports in Nebraska, where we’ve lost market access in Europe primarily … particularly with our beef and popcorn and things like that,” he continued. “So, we are going into a recession in the Midwest farm community.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5281701-bacon-farmers-impact-from-tariffs-trade/
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