Source: WITN, 7/25/18

The Trump Administration announced Tuesday twelve billion dollars in aid for farmers impacted by retaliatory tariffs. Local farmers in Eastern North Carolina say that will only put a Band-Aid on the problem. American crops like cotton, dairy, pork, corn, and soybeans are being targeted in retaliation against U.S. tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum and products from the European Union, Mexico, and Canada. Farmers say tariffs and extremely wet and flooding weather conditions are creating a dismal outlook for their crops.

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