, Columnist
‘Farmageddon’ Can’t Be Solved With a Bailout Alone
Dinner’s ready.
Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesIt’s harvest time in the Midwest and farmers are bringing in bumper crops of soybeans, corn and wheat. They should be elated.
But their best customers are shopping elsewhere as a result of a global trade war ignited by President Donald Trump. Punishing tariffs have created what some are calling “Farmaggedon.”