Trade wars tend to hurt agriculture. And the fruit, nuts, dairy, produce and other products grown by California’s $45-billion agriculture industry are deeply dependent on markets in the very regions that might retaliate over President Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum.
The wheat industry, which has pushed for more open international markets, blasted the proposal Friday. « It is dismaying that the voices of farmers and many other industries were ignored in favor of an industry that is already among the most protected in the country, » a joint statement from the National Assn. of Wheat Growers and U. S. Wheat Associates said.
