Washington, April 6, 2025 (AFP) - 'Anxious': US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings

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2025-04-06

As President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs took effect this weekend, US farmers hoping for a profit this year instead found themselves facing lower crop prices -- and the prospect of ceding more ground in foreign markets. "We're already getting below break-even at the current time," said Jim Martin, a fifth-generation Illinois farmer who grows soybeans and corn. "We knew it was coming," he told AFP of Trump's tariffs. "I guess we're anxi......

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