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Missouri farmer says trade issues ‘not just China’

Missouri farmer Kyle Kirby says farmers facing issues with weather, markets and trade need the tariff relief announced by the Trump administration Tuesday.

“There are some guys that are going to be looking at some hardships at the end of the year,” Kirby told Brownfield Ag News Tuesday, “so hopefully this package will contain some things that will help.”

The industry has worked for decades to maintain and build long-term markets for corn and other ag products, said Kirby, president of the Missouri Corn Growers Association, adding that farmers need resolution to more than one trade issue.

“It’s not just China that we’re talking about here,” said Kirby.  “Mexico is a key, key corn customer of ours, so we’ve got a lot of issues to fix.”

President Trump also needs to reallocate Renewable Fuel Standard waivers granted to oil refineries, said Kirby, and to work on getting higher ethanol blends in gasoline.

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