Fruit and nut farmers in California plead for Trump tariff relief: 'It snowballed'

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON -- California lawmakers want the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide some relief to more farm industries that are affected by the Trump administration’s trade war with China, especially ones that employ thousands of people in the Central Valley.

They are asking USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue to make more specialty crops, such as grapes and walnuts, eligible for a trade relief program that gives some farmers direct payments to offset a loss of their income.

It’s designed to help them cope with retaliatory tariffs China has declared on certain U.S. products over the past two years. China just announced another round of those retaliatory tariffs this week, though Canada and Mexico announced Friday they were removing their retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., a win for the agriculture industry.

California farmers — who grow a range of fruits, vegetables and nuts — say getting that aid would be help them navigate the economic uncertainty caused by the tariffs.

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[Downtown Hound]

1. Central Valley farmers

One of the most conservative regions in the state. Most of them voted for this fuckwad.

Sorry assholes, we warned you. Fuck your feelings, snowflakes.

[Phoenix61]

2. Good to hear they voted for the orange

shitgibbon. They deserve every bit of misery headed their way. They were more than happy to inflict it on others.

[Downtown Hound]

3. The Central Valley nut farmers are biggest, most entitled assholes in the state

They grow a crop that uses a huge amount of water in a state that has historically struggled with drought, but drive though that region on any given day and you'll see a million signs on the side of the road complaining about how they're the victims of evil Sacramento liberals for having the gall to decide that other people deserve access to water too. Fuck them.

[hunter]

6. Nah, I'd say it's the Central Valley Dairy farmers.

Those advertisements showing content cows grazing on green hillsides are a lie.

[John Fante]

4. "B-b-but I thought Trump was only going after the Muslims and Mexicans."

[Auggie]

5. I know some of these farmers ...

they're pretty nice folks.

I think a lot will come around in 2020. We've already saw some tighter than usual 2018 congressional races in red districts, for example -- this is where Dems need to target anyhow. The California POTUS vote will undoubtedly go to the Dem candidate in 2020 regardless what the Central Valley thinks.