爱荷华州农民在贸易转变中面临新挑战
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爱荷华州农民在贸易转变中面临新挑战

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爱荷华州农民因贸易争端影响大豆出口已受影响,如今又面临政府提议增加牛肉进口带来的潜在挑战。

爱荷华州的农民伯琳和皮特·沃贝特种植玉米、大豆并养牛,因贸易争端影响大豆出口而面临经济困难。今年,他们原本期望通过出售牛只获得急需的收入。然而,特朗普总统最近提议将阿根廷牛肉进口量增加四倍,旨在降低国内牛肉价格并加强与阿根廷的关系,这导致批发牛价下跌。伯琳表达了担忧,称这一举措让他们感觉像棋盘上的棋子,注定无法获胜。皮特补充说,生产者正被利用和虐待。更广泛的农业界也有类似担忧。爱荷华州养牛协会首席执行官布莱恩·韦利指出,提议的进口增加仅占美国牛肉供应总量的约2.5%,暗示这可能不会对整体价格产生重大影响。针对农民面临的经济压力,特朗普政府宣布计划释放约30亿美元援助资金,利用此前在总统第一任期内用于援助农民的基金。财政部长斯科特·贝森特表示,包括与中国的新贸易协议在内的新协议可能对美国农业产生积极影响,暗示大豆农民今年及未来几年将对此协议感到非常满意。尽管采取了这些措施,许多农民仍对自己的财务未来感到不确定,他们在应对国际贸易政策的复杂性及其对当地农业的直接影响。

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CBS News

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