Pritzker said that if other countries retaliate against US export products with tariffs, the farmers in his state will feel the impact of the comprehensive tariffs.
"We are the largest soybean growers, and we sell about 60% of our soybeans to foreign buyers, but their response to these tariffs will hinder these sales. Targeted tariffs may be good trade policy, but Trump's comprehensive tariffs create uncertainty, and frankly, this uncertainty causes great pain for all businesses, especially farmers."
"He imposed huge tariffs comprehensively, which not only affects the cost for ordinary working families to shop at grocery stores, but also affects the sales of crops grown in Illinois and across the United States."
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