Monday, China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S..pork,apples and other products in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy. The retaliation is tied to steel and aluminum tariffs on China announced earlier by President Trump. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO Dave Preisler says the pork that’s been shipped to China is the piece of the pig that’s not eaten in the United States but tariffs on that will have an impact.
He says his group will be taking their concerns to both Congress and the President over this retaliation and the impact on their industry.
Preisler is also concerned over other recent rhetoric coming from the administration and is hoping that and the Chinese action doesn’t have an impact on Canada and Mexico during the NAFTA discussions.
China is imposing a 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork and aluminum scrap and 15 percent on sparkling wine, steel pipe used by oil and gas companies and an array of fruit and nuts.
