U.S. farm sector stockpiles Chinese chemicals before scheduled tariffs
Story Date: 12/3/2018

 

Source: REUTERS, 11/29/18

U.S. agriculture suppliers are stockpiling the Chinese chemicals that farmers need to kill crop pests and boost yields - before tariffs on them more than double on Jan. 1. The additional tariffs, threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, are part of an eight-month trade war between the United States and China affecting $250 billion worth of Chinese products and $113 billion in U.S. goods.
The duties could disrupt supply lines for U.S. companies that sell...

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