AFBF’s Duvall Quoted by CNN: Trade Package is a Welcome Measure of Temporary Relief

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall was quoted by CNN on the Trump administration’s trade assistance package. “Many experts and farm groups see the administration’s plan as an immediate fix for the industry’s losses. But it doesn’t address the long-term pain that farmers will feel if the tariffs remain in place,” noted CNN.

“The $12 billion package of agricultural assistance announced today by the administration will provide a welcome measure of temporary relief to our farmers and ranchers who are experiencing the financial effects of the trade war,” Duvall said.  “This announcement is substantial, but we cannot overstate the dire consequences that farmers and ranchers are facing in relation to lost export markets...We will continue to push for a swift and sure end to the trade war and the tariffs impacting American agriculture.”