The U.S. agriculture industry continues to lose sales from trade severances with China and other partner nations, prompting Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins to say the farming economy is “not in a good place.” During an appearance on the Fox Business Channel, she said the administration is working around the clock. Rollins also said a “Golden Age” was around the corner for farmers, and they’d have an announcement on farmer support likely next week. Not everyone agrees with the Golden Age comment.
The Hill said Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley slammed the administration’s decision to support the Argentine government financially while China purchases an increasing number of soybeans from the South American nation. In a post on X, the Senator said farmers are still “very upset” about Argentina selling soybeans to China right after the USA bailout. With no sales to China, Grassley said farmers need a trade deal with China “Now.”
