U.S. Farmers Get A Much-Needed Break Under Partial Trade Pact With Japan
President Trump signed a partial trade agreement with Japan that promises lower tariffs on
by Scott Horsley
Sep 25, 2019
2 minutes
U.S. farmers, who have been hard hit by President Trump's trade wars, got some relief Wednesday, when Trump signed an interim trade deal with Japan.
The agreement calls for lower Japanese tariffs on U.S. farm exports such as beef and pork. It also locks in tariff-free digital commerce. But it does not address the president's threat to level punishing tariffs on
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