Georgia farmers are paying close attention to Chinese tariffs set to be imposed next month on U.S. goods.
Over the weekend, the Chinese government announced tariffs on $50 billion in American goods to take effect July 6. It’s the latest development in the escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
Farmers in Georgia rely heavily on exports. Some 20 percent of their output is sold overseas, according to the Georgia Farm Bureau. Gerald Long, the group’s president, says a lot of those products end up in China.
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