Proposed 25 percent tariff would eliminate profit for farmers.
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois pork producers say they don’t need anything that will get them a worse price for their hogs – that includes a proposed 25 percent tariff from China.
China’s commerce ministry on Thursday proposed tariffs on a list of 128 American products, including a 25 percent tariff on pork imports from the U.S. The tariffs are in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to place tariffs on steel and aluminum imported into the U.S.
That’s bad new for Illinois.
Illinois is the fourth largest pork-producing state in the country. And China is Illinois’ second largest market for pigs.