Desperate farmers urge Trump to end trade war with China

Since Donald Trump badumed the presidency of the United States, his economic policy was based on protectionism. One of the consequences of this decision was the tariff war with China. The dispute with the Asian giant not only causes financial complications, but on the North American territory, thousands of farmers suffer daily, their sales falling to worrying levels. That's why the President has announced grants that, according to the producers, "they do not reach".

A group of farmers demanded that Trump I put an "end point" to the commercial battle ahead. "Half of the soybeans we grow are exported and one-third of that went to China, and in the last year I've lost about 20% of my income," he said. l & # 39; agency. EFEBlake Hurst, an American producer.

The man from Missouri believes that, in money, what will stop winning if the tariff policy continues with China will be about $ 250,000. The farmer owns a soybean and corn farm of about 2500 hectares, of which six families live.

Trump announced a $ 16,000 million grant help producers mitigate the effects of the battle with the East country. "The aid announced by the government is more generous than expected, but insufficient.What we want is a solution to all this," Hurst said.

In 2018, the US government had already launched a similar badistance program $ 12,000 million for farmers and ranchers, which ultimately was not enough.

The trade war with China intensified in early May with the increase in the number of the United States. tariffs on Chinese imports of more than 5,000 products valued at approximately $ 200,000 million, from a 10% tax to a 25% tax. In retaliation, China plans to impose a 25% tax on goods imported from the United States as of June 1st. US $ 60,000 million.