Illinois Farmer to Trump on China Trade War: “Farmers are the Ones that are Taking it on the Jaw”

05/14/2019

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CBS News

In the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, some American farmers are speaking out about wanting business – not a bailout. Evan Hultine, a sixth-generation corn and soybean farmer in Princeton, Illinois, said a trade war is the last thing he and his fellow farmers need.

“We’ve seen decreased profits for the last six years, and mother nature’s throwing us a pretty tough spring. So it’s definitely not an easy time to be a farmer,” Hultine told CBS News’ Dean Reynolds.

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