American farmers are hurting. Trump's trade war is making it worse
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This is a bitter harvest season for many American farmers.
There's nothing wrong with their crops, which are bountiful. But even as grain elevators overflow with freshly picked corn and soybeans, farmers are losing money on every bushel. And there's not much relief in sight.
Economist Shawn Arita of North Dakota State University says the crop sector is being hit by a "triple whammy."
"You have high production costs. You have low crop prices.
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