The trade war between the United States and China escalated on Monday with China announcing retaliatory tariffs of 25-percent on $60 billion of U.S. goods to go into effect on June 1. This followed the U.S. imposing additional tariffs last Friday of 25-percent on $200 billion of Chinese products.
National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule says they’re still translating the tariff list from Mandarin, but agriculture will be impacted.

Daren Coppock, CEO of the Agricultural Retailers Association says the China tariffs will impact prices of herbicides and other input ingredients imported from China.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Colin Woodall says the President’s action was warranted to show China the U.S. is serious.

Other farm group leaders say the trade war has lasted longer than expected and farmers patience is wearing thin.