Agriculture producers have faced serious economic challenges in recent years. Despite rising productivity, farmers face high input costs and falling commodity prices, straining their margins. As many Nebraskans know well, a record crop alone doesn’t right the market, and producers are in a challenging position.
Given a level playing field, America’s hardworking, innovative farmers and ranchers can compete with anyone to feed and fuel the world. However, other nations have restricted market access for U.S. agriculture products through both tariff and non-tariff barriers for too long, and when it comes to trade, there is no stagnation—we’re either gaining ground or losing ground.
Improving and maintaining access to export markets by lowering non-tariff and tariff barriers to our products is essential to ensuring our producers receive a fair bargain. Today, thanks to President Trump, American producers and consumers have an advocate in the White House. In contrast to the previous administration, the Trump administration has been active and engaged in accomplishing the tasks voters clearly called upon President Trump to address, including lowering trade barriers, addressing historic inflation, and revitalizing our economy and trade relationships.
