US pork producers say they are losing US$8 per animal because of the dispute with China. Photo: Bloomberg

‘From bad to worse’: tariff-hit US farmers urge Donald Trump to settle trade war

Calls from agricultural groups to break stalemate through deals with China and Mexico or prioritising markets elsewhere
Pig farmers push for speedier settlement while soybean farmers have ‘no hope of making any money’

Topic | US-China trade war

Keegan Elmer

Published: 2:52pm, 14 May, 2019

Updated: 1:58pm, 15 May, 2019

US pork producers say they are losing US$8 per animal because of the dispute with China. Photo: Bloomberg

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Keegan Elmer

Keegan is a reporter at the Post covering China in world affairs, including US-China relations and China's relationship with its neighbours. He has degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the University of Helsinki.