California farmers claim they were 'pawn' in US-Argentine trade deal

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Jeff Daniels
2 Hours Ago

California citrus farmers on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration for lifting a 16-year import ban on fresh lemons from a key growing region of Argentina.

... the industry charged the action was a "double standard" by an "America First" president who touts jobs and one that could end up hurting American family farmers.

"The administration blindsided us," said Joel Nelsen, a farmer and president of the California Citrus Mutual, a citrus producers trade group.

The U.S. industry claims allowing in the Argentine fruit will bring added risk of citrus diseases and pests that could jeopardize the domestic crop ...

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/02/california-farmers-peeved-at-trump-claim-they-were-pawn-in-us-argentine-trade-deal.html

[Mountain Mule]

1. American family farmers are just one more group who will be hurt

by the lies and false promises of the Traitor. Small ranchers and farmers are also being hurt by changing tariffs and regulations that favor the major producers in the beef industry. So the Republicans pay back their own...