A former U.S. ag secretary says it matters how countries respond to U.S. trade tariffs. “It’s not as if we have markets in the United States where excess grain can go.” Tom Vilsack says that’s why U.S. agriculture relies so much on exports. And if global markets are disrupted, he says there will be a […]
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