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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
MEMORANDUM
FR: Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
TO: Iowa Reporters and Editors
RE: Escalation of trade dispute with China
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement on the
announcement by the Trump Administration that the U.S. will impose duties on an
estimated $200 billion in additional Chinese goods. The U.S. has already
imposed duties on about $53 billion worth of Chinese goods. China previously
increased tariffs on numerous ag products such as soybeans, corn, pork, beef
and poultry.
“This
escalation of trade tensions comes at a time when our farmers and businesses
cannot afford any further erosion of our markets. As harvest is underway and
farmers plan for the 2019 growing season, they need certainty now more than
ever. I continue to urge the Administration to resolve this trade dispute with
China in a way that does not further damage our agricultural economy. We need
to conclude NAFTA negotiations and aggressively work to open new markets for
our products.”
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For more information, contact Dustin Vande Hoef, (515) 281-3375 or (515) 326-1616 (cell) or Dustin.VandeHoef@IowaAgriculture.gov
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