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Farmer says trade relief package is not sustainable
A west central Indiana farmer and a member of Farmers for Free Trade says the $12 billion trade relief package is not a sustainable solution.
Brent Bible grows corn, soybeans, and popcorn in Tippecanoe and Montgomery counties.
“$12 billion is not going to bail out the financial inequities that have been created in the past 2-3 months,” he says. “Farmers would rather have free and fair trade negotiated and reap the benefits of a market that allows them to sell their goods.”
He tells Brownfield that’s why Farmers for Free Trade launched the Tariffs Hurt the Heartland campaign.
“The message from the current campaign is that any type of tariff or trade restrictions that take place are having an immediate and a direct impact on producers and consumers,” he says.
Bible says he is supportive of the Trump administration but thinks that the strategy to address the trade imbalance has been ill-executed.
He says he would rather see the administration negotiate a deal with other countries than implement the farmer assistance program.
Audio: Brent Bible, Indiana farmer and Farmers for Free Trade member
Will the $12 billion “bailout” really be a loan to the farmers from the Commodity Credit Corp which they will have to pay back at some time?