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How Tariffs and a Trade War with China Could Affect CA Farmers

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when President Trump backtracked and announced a 90-day pause on the sweeping tariffs he unveiled last week, dropping the duty rate to 10% for most countries. But it’s little reprieve for California farmers who export crops like almonds and pistachios to China. Trump has raised the taxes on imports from China to 125%, and further retaliatory tariffs from China are expected to follow. The California almond industry alone lost nearly $900 million from the trade war with China in Trump’s first term. We’ll check in with farmers and an economist on the ongoing turmoil’s effects on the agriculture industry, nationwide and here in California. And we’ll hear what it all could mean for your grocery prices. Guests: Marcia Brown, food and agriculture reporter, POLITICO Colin Carter, distinguished professor of agricultural and resource economics, UC Davis Joe Del Bosque, CEO, Del Bosque family Farms in the San Joaquin Valley Zach Pelka, co-founder and COO, Une Femme wines based out of Sonoma Josh Harder, U.S. representative for California's 9th Congressional District, covering San Joaquin County as well as parts of Stanislaus and Contra Costa counties Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Coming up on forum, Wall Street may have breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when President

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Trump announced a 90-day pause on the sweeping tariffs he unveiled last week,

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but there was little relief among California farmers, especially those who export crops

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like pistachios or almonds to China and other countries. Trump further raised taxes on Chinese

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imports to 145 percent, and more retaliatory tariffs from China are expected to follow.

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We check in with an ag economist and with farmers on how they're weathering all the uncertainty.

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