Maine butchers, farmers feeling strain of tariffs on U.S. products

[jpak]

https://www.pressherald.com/2019/08/10/maine-butchers-farmers-feeling-strain-of-tariffs-on-u-s-products/

Central Maine’s farmers are feeling the squeeze from the U.S. trade war with China.

The latest twist in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, which has included several tariffs on goods imported and exported between the countries, came Monday when Chinese officials confirmed that they were suspending agricultural purchases in response to a new proposed tariff from the Trump administration.

A CNBC report said China is the fourth most-lucrative market for U.S. farm products, with $5.9 billion.

Jenni Tilton-Flood, owner of Flood Brothers Farms in Clinton, said dairy farms have been feeling the reverberations of a series of issues, including trade uncertainty. She said if a big purchaser cancels a shipment of product, it affects producers everywhere and changes the destination of the raw product. That means it would likely be sold for less elsewhere.

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[Vinca]

1. So maybe the voters of Maine's 2nd district will reconsider their votes next time.

Maine splits its votes and while Hillary won the state majority thanks to the sane people of Portland on south, 80% of the state went for the orange idiot.

[Maine-i-acs]

2. We got a DEM Governor, state senate, and legislature plus CD2 went Blue in 2018

Susan (sellout) Collins is the only blemish left.

[Vinca]

3. And I know you can retire her.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Susan Collins was a 'right time, right place' candidate...

Susan Collins was a 'right time, right place' candidate...

She was in a three person primary race and so far back she could not even see the other two candidates' tail lights.

The millionaire candidate sponsored an investigation of the evangelist candidate who got run out of a southern state because he was boinking his twelve year old babysitter.

The millionaire denied his involvement but the public turned against both him and the evangelist, leaving Susan Collins as the sole remaining candidate.