Скачать или смотреть The war on trade: trade, tariffs and the agricultural sector's attempt to figure out what to do

👋 Good morning and welcome to this episode of the Ag-Policy Podcast. 💫


In this episode, Josh and Hansjürg discuss, how President Trump is using tariffs to put other countries under pressure. And they discuss:

• How the unpredictability of President Trump's policies has led to uncertainty and concern in the agricultural industry.
• Why there are doubts about the effectiveness of Trump's use of tariffs as a tool to negotiate better trade deals and increase domestic production.
• That retaliatory tariffs from other countries — particularly Canada and China — are hurting US export markets and raising costs for farmers who are already facing economic challenges.  
• That there are doubts about the government's ability to offset the losses and support farmers.
• Why China could benefit from the trade war and other long-term impacts on farmers and the agricultural sector.
• That a strong political opposition to effectively challenge Trump's policies is not yet visible.





Happy to have you — we hope you enjoy this episode🤩


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Episode recorded 5th of March 2025


Joshua Baethge covers food and ⁠⁠⁠agriculture policy issues for Farm Progress.⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.farmprogress.com/author/j...) With his 10+ years of experience as journalist, he provides valuable insights into the latest developments in the US.


Hansjürg Jäger is lecturer for ⁠⁠⁠Agricultural Policies and Markets at Bern University of Applied Sciences⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.bfh.ch/de/ueber-die-bfh/p...) and producer of ⁠⁠⁠Agrarpolitik - der Podcast⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.agrarpolitik-podcast.ch/a...) .


In this show, they exchange views on agricultural policy in the US and Switzerland and provide a comprehensive perspective on the challenges and opportunities in the field.