Washington farmers need tariff relief
Posted by Empire Press on Feb 5, 2019 in All Content, Don Brunell, Voices | Comments Off on Washington farmers need tariff relief By Don C. Brunell The good news is Washington’s cherry crop is projected to be as good as 2018; however, absent tariff relief from the ongoing U.S.-China trade tiff, a key market will remain limited. When China’s tariff went from 10 percent to 50 percent last July, right in the middle of the harvest, exports to China went from the most profitable to the pits, Fox News reported. “Growers in...read more