Latest / Spokane News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now!
USDA Pushes Export Growth Amid Trade Challenges | Spokane News
USDA’s top trade official just wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Washington state’s farms, praising productive talks with potato, pulse, and tree fruit growers—and celebrating a major win: slashing the agricultural trade deficit since 2020. He credits the administration’s tariff strategy for forcing foreign markets to open up, aiming for a trade surplus. Growers applaud USDA’s grants boosting exports, especially to Asia, but warn that rising labor, fuel, and fertilizer costs, plus shaky trade policies, keep them on edge. Even with new deals in hand, farmers still worry about U.S. reliability as…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.