Blake Hurst, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, told Xinhua in a recent interview that several rounds of flooding in the Midwest since late March have significantly delayed planting operations and could lower crop yields this year.
It could take farmers up to three or four years to fully recover, Hurst said, adding that some farms won't be able to recover after "taking such a financial hit."
"We are hopeful that trade negotiations with China will quickly lead to a resolution of trade disputes," Duvall said, while also calling for progress in negotiations with Japan and the EU and congressional approval of the USMCA.
Debbie Stabenow, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, said in a statement that "the administration continues to move ahead with no real trade strategy."
"These short-term, inequitable payouts are not a replacement for markets and a coherent trade strategy," she said, adding that this aid is "not equitable and favors certain farmers over others."
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