How will Southwest Michigan farmers be affected by the tariffs President Trump has been threatening to apply to Mexico and Canada?
The Michigan Farm Bureau has sent us a statement from legislative counsel John Kran, saying the bureau’s members “have long supported free and fair trade.” He adds members believe that whenever possible, trade disputes should be resolved through negotiations.
Kran says past tariffs “have led to retaliation against U.S. agricultural exports, which can result in restricted markets and lower prices for farmers.”
Kran notes Michigan exports more than $2.7 billion in ag products each year and says the Michigan Farm Bureau stands “ready to work with the presidential administration” to ensure tariffs do not drive up the cost of supplies like fertilizer. The bureau also hopes to limit any slowdown of ag product exports.
