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U.S. farmers are facing mounting costs and losses after being 'misled' and 'strung along' by Trump during the trade dispute. Agricultural prices haven't recovered as promised.
U.S. farmers report mounting financial losses and say they were misled about trade war outcomes. Agricultural prices haven't recovered as promised, leaving farmers deeper in debt despite administration assurances about market recovery. Farmers have said they were 'strung along' by optimistic projections that didn't materialize.
This is a core constituency experiencing broken promises. The trade war was sold partly on the premise that short-term pain would bring long-term gains for agriculture through new market access. Instead, farmers face years of depressed prices and mounting costs. The political trust damage is as important as the financial damage — these are communities that voted for Trump specifically on farm policy.
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