Soybean farmers in Central Virginia are sweating the Trump Administration’s tariffs as China may cease buying the beans if Beijing follows through with its threats to counter the U.S. proposal with its own duties on American goods.
Following President Trump’s order to impose tariffs on China, the eastern nation hits back in retaliation that may disrupt Virginia’s agriculture economy.
In 2017, Virginia farmers saw the highest ever yield of soybeans and peanuts on record, better than expected news for the state’s largest private industry.
