"It could break us": Valley farmer says Chinese tariffs have crushed the alfalfa export market

Tariffs hurt farmers, consumers, North Dakota Farmers Union president says

JAMESTOWN — Tariffs are almost a “lose-lose” for North Dakota and hurt farmers and consumers, according to Mark Watne, president of North Dakota Farmers Union. “It creates a certain amount of uncertainty on our reliability to both buy and sell to other countries,” he said. “When you do it alone, then you really open up the world for moving trade to other areas. If you want to do a tariff, if you pick a specific problem and get multiple countries…

"It could break us": Valley farmer says Chinese tariffs have crushed the alfalfa export market

Alfalfa hay is mainly used as feed for cattle and is big business in Arizona, with Arizona farms exporting over $100 million of alfalfa overseas a year.