Telling American food producers they must switch from a global production mindset to a domestic production mindset in a matter of weeks or months, is like diverting a plane to land a runway that is too short — it can be done but there will be some wreckage to clean up.
Before promising to impose tariffs on our nearest trade partners — Mexico and Canada — President Donald Trump told American farmers that they should get ready to sell more of their products domestically.
The trouble with that optimism is that most farms are not corporate giants, but family operations that have their feet firmly planted in their local communities, while being reliant on the global market for their annual income.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
Trade Wars Hurt Farmers
Pam Lewison
Telling American food producers they must switch from a global production mindset to a domestic production mindset in a matter of weeks or months, is like diverting a plane to land a runway that is too short — it can be done but there will be some wreckage to clean up.
Before promising to impose tariffs on our nearest trade partners — Mexico and Canada — President Donald Trump told American farmers that they should get ready to sell more of their products domestically.
The trouble with that optimism is that most farms are not corporate giants, but family operations that have their feet firmly planted in their local communities, while being reliant on the global market for their annual income.
Read the op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.