AD“You name it; we’ve been through it,” said Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, which hosted the president in Austin. But Trump also touted a provision in the new North American trade agreement that required Canada to open its dairy market, which was expected to produce a modest $300 million gain for American farmers. ADThe government’s remarkable largesse insulates the farm sector from the worst repercussions of the trade war and devastating pandemic. Starting in 2018, administration tried to compensate for what farmers lost in the trade war. Like many government programs, the trade war bailout also grew in its second year, expanding to 41 commodities from 9.

Source: Washington Post May 11, 2020 13:41 UTC