Source: NEWS & OBSERVER, 4/12/18


Newspaper headlines are focused on a looming trade war between the US and China. After President Trump placed a 25 percent tariff on Chinese imports of steel, China retaliated with a 25 percent tariff on several U.S. products, including pork.
Media reports that the tariff from China has unsettled an important part of Trump’s political base, rural farmers. The U.S. exports over a quarter of its hog production, a major portion of which goes to China. In the same vein, North Carolina exports 25 percent of its hog production, 15 percent of which goes directly ...

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