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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Trade War Could Shut Cheesemakers Out of Foreign Markets
With other countries raising tariffs to American products and signing trade deals without the United States, the American cheesemaker is increasingly standing alone.By Ana Swanson June 24, 2018
PLYMOUTH, Wis. Its a common observation here that you cant turn off the cows not for Christmas, and not for a trade war.
So as President Trumps aggressive trade measures prompt other countries to retaliate with barriers to American goods, dairy farmers and cheesemakers in the rolling, bright green hills of Wisconsin are growing anxious about what will happen to all of the milk and cheese they churn out and typically sell overseas.
If export markets get shut off, I could see us getting to the point where were dumping our milk in the fields, said Jeff Schwager, the president of Sartori Company, which has produced cheese in a nearby town for generations with milk it purchases from more than 100 dairy farms throughout Wisconsin. Itll be a big ripple effect through the state.
The presidents trade approach stems from his campaign promise to revive American industry, particularly manufacturing, by putting America First. That promise helped propel Mr. Trump into office. But the ramifications of the presidents protectionist approach are beginning to be felt in the towns and counties that elected him, as the downsides become more evident than any upside.
So as President Trumps aggressive trade measures prompt other countries to retaliate with barriers to American goods, dairy farmers and cheesemakers in the rolling, bright green hills of Wisconsin are growing anxious about what will happen to all of the milk and cheese they churn out and typically sell overseas.
If export markets get shut off, I could see us getting to the point where were dumping our milk in the fields, said Jeff Schwager, the president of Sartori Company, which has produced cheese in a nearby town for generations with milk it purchases from more than 100 dairy farms throughout Wisconsin. Itll be a big ripple effect through the state.
The presidents trade approach stems from his campaign promise to revive American industry, particularly manufacturing, by putting America First. That promise helped propel Mr. Trump into office. But the ramifications of the presidents protectionist approach are beginning to be felt in the towns and counties that elected him, as the downsides become more evident than any upside.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/24/business/trump-trade-war-cheese-exports.html
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Trump's Trade War Could Shut Cheesemakers Out of Foreign Markets (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Jun 2018
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CatMor
(6,212 posts)1. They voted him in ......
as much as I hope they can withstand what trump is doing they can only blame themselves for trump. Although he won by a small margin in Wisconsin they still put him in.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)2. Walker and Trump
A disaster for Wisconsin.
jambo101
(797 posts)3. Everyone will feel the consequences
of this stupid and irrelevant trade war,
trump is destroying the country ,can no one stop this mad man?
ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)4. I Thought Jesus Said, "Blessed Are The Cheesemakers"