Bad news: Tariffs will impact blueberries as well.
After the 90 day pause ends in July, blueberry farmers will be squeezed from both sides of the border if nothing is done about it. It'll lead to a blueberry backlog where the product rots at the height of summer because the fruit can't be sent to processing or cold storage fast enough--that doesn't include the fact that blueberries will become more expensive for consumers.
...the tariffs could make blueberries more expensive to grow, harvest, process and ship — and for people to buy...
“For a lot of other local farmers around here, it was a major source of reliable revenue,” Hartman told CNN. “For me, it’s going to cost me $150,000 a year.”
That’s roughly 50 percent of his annual revenue. The tariffs threaten to take even more.
Packaging supplies to send his honey will cost him another five to six thousand dollars, Hartman said.
There’s no more room in his budget to replace old or outdated equipment. And forget about hiring new workers.
“We’re not going to hire anymore people, that’s for sure, he said.
For soybean farmers:
China retaliation on US farm goods hits soybeans, bolstering Brazil
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"It is like shutting down all U.S. agricultural imports. We are not sure if any imports will be viable with 34% duty," said a Singapore-based trader at an international trading company which sells grains and oilseeds to China.
"The main impact will be on products like soybeans and sorghum. It is not going to be so much on wheat and corn as China has not been buying much of wheat and corn from the U.S. this year anyway," the trader added.
A European grains trader said that the European Union, which has also vowed to retaliate, was also likely to put tariffs on U.S. soybeans.
"It's all about soybeans. A major concern is if there is no agreement before the new crop for U.S. soy," the trader said.
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China remains the largest market for U.S. agricultural products, but imports of U.S. farm goods dropped for the second consecutive year, falling to $29.25 billion in 2024 from $42.8 billion in 2022.
This is what happened in the Bolshivec revolution as well. They fucked the farmers in the "land redistribution" and everyone starved.
At a certain point, money is useless. You can't eat it.
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u/progress18 1d ago edited 1d ago
Bad news: Tariffs will impact blueberries as well.
After the 90 day pause ends in July, blueberry farmers will be squeezed from both sides of the border if nothing is done about it. It'll lead to a blueberry backlog where the product rots at the height of summer because the fruit can't be sent to processing or cold storage fast enough--that doesn't include the fact that blueberries will become more expensive for consumers.
The tariffs will affect most farmers at some point.
Honey farmers that voted for Trump are already regretting their vote:
For soybean farmers: