U.S. apple farmers afraid they will be hurt by U.S.-China trade battle
Source: Reuters
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 / 2:02 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Chris Prentice, Venus Wu, Yawen Chen
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NEW YORK/HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple farmers across the U.S. Northwest fear they will be the next victims of a U.S.-China trade war that left cherry growers in the same region with weak prices and having to scramble for alternative buyers because of prohibitive Chinese tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump has dealt a blow to farmers this year with strong-arm trade tactics that have prompted retaliation from key markets for U.S. products, including the sweet cherries and apples that speckle landscapes across the Western United States from summer through autumn.
“We’d like this to be settled right away, but it doesn’t seem like it will be, so we’re just holding on,” said Ray Norwood, director of sales and marketing for Auvil Fruit Co, a Washington grower of cherries and apples.
The apple is the state’s top agricultural crop, representing some $2 billion to $2.5 billion in sales each year, according to the Washington Apple Commission. While the bulk of these apples are consumed domestically, about 30 percent are exported and are vulnerable to tariffs.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-apples/u-s-apple-farmers-afraid-they-will-be-hurt-by-u-s-china-trade-battle-idUSKCN1LK2B1
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You better.
and eat them year 'round. But they are particularly good in the fall. 
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