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Farmers Will Get More Money From Trump. They Still Have More Problems
While rural areas remain conservative bastions, farmers' patience with Washington is wearing thin. read more >
by Associated Press -
Trump is Giving Farmers $12B In Aid. They’ve Been Hit Hard by His Trade War With China
The aid is the administration’s latest effort to defend Trump’s economic stewardship and answer voter angst about rising costs. read more >
by Associated Press -
Arkansas’ Trade War Casualties (Editorial)
Add the state's forestry industry to the casualties of President Donald Trump's trade war. read more >
US and China Seek to Strike a Deal Over Rare Earths, Tariffs, Soybeans
The two countries sent out reassuring signals over the weekend that an agreement was drawing closer. read more >
by Associated Press -
Trump Says US Gets Rare Earth Minerals from China In Trade Deal, Tariffs on Chinese Goods Go to 55%
Trump will also allow Chinese students to attend American colleges and universities. read more >
by Associated Press -
China Eases Anti-COVID Measures Following Protests
The move adds to earlier easing that fueled hopes Beijing was scrapping its "zero COVID" strategy, which is disrupting manufacturing and global trade. read more >
by Associated Press -
Shanghai Moves Toward Ending 2-Month COVID-19 Lockdown
Factories were shuttered or reduced operations during the lockdown, causing backups that disrupted the global supply chain. read more >
by Associated Press -
Planes, Trains and Barges: Little Rock Port Authority Turns 60
Lance Fritz, the head of Union Pacific Railroad, said last week during a Q&A panel celebrating the Little Rock Port Authority's 60th anniversary that he had cautionary words for President Trump regarding the country’s trade war with China. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Companies Dealing With Tariff Costs
President Trump's tariffs of 25% on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods is making some Arkansas business either absorb their price increases or pass the cost hikes to their customers. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Trump’s Tariff War with China Hits Arkansas Farmers Hard
President Trump's trade war with China is creating casualties in Arkansas. Soybean farmers have seen their exports to China plummet as prices have dropped 15%. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
About Time (Editorial)
This spring’s rain and flooding have already taken a heavy toll on the farming sector. The trade war with China is only adding to farmers’ pain. And because the agriculture industry is Arkansas’ No. 1 industry, that pain can quickly be felt by other sectors of the state’s economy. read more >