Source: Julie Havlak, LAURINBURG EXCHANGE, 8/1/18

 North Carolina’s largest industry is riddled with angst. As China tangles with the President Trump over trade, North Carolina growers fear a collapse in demand, and say that even Trump’s proposed $12 billion boost in farm subsidies won’t stanch the billions they would bleed in a prolonged trade war. “When things are rough, they are just rough,” said Larry Wooten, president of the N.C. Farm Bureau. “We want trade, not aid, but at the same time, we’re in it and we can’t stop that.”

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