China Stopped Buying U.S. Soybeans. The Real Problem Started Decades Ago.
Beneath the headlines about trade wars and bailouts lies a deeper truth: America’s agricultural system is structurally flawed.
Beneath the headlines about trade wars and bailouts lies a deeper truth: America’s agricultural system is structurally flawed.
Broad sweeping tariffs are counterproductive in today’s highly consolidated food and farm system. We need a strategic approach in order to protect our farmers.
There has been widespread pushback against these proposed tariffs, with leading economists agreeing that Trump’s plan to impose hefty tariffs on imported goods would likely send prices surging.
Mexico’s preference for higher-value non-GM corn is a market opportunity for U.S. farmers, but our government is focused instead on a misguided trade dispute.
As the U.S. ag trade deficit is forecast to increase by 45%, our research shows we could balance it by converting less than .5% of farmland to high-value crops.
The United States is growing less and less of its own food and is becoming increasingly dependent on foreign countries to feed itself as a result.