MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WIAT ) — China raised tariffs on U.S. grown products by 10% to 15% Monday, according to the Associated Press . Those import taxes will be on products like chicken, cotton and corn.
“As I sit here and talk, I mean, it could put us out of business,” said Shep Morris, a farmer in Shorter. “Nobody knows where it’s going to end, even the people initiating it. But the way we were headed was death by a thousand cuts.”
Morris grows sesame, cotton and corn on his farm in Macon County. He said he’s concerned about tariffs from China going into effect, but he said it was necessary for the U.S. to raise import taxes. Morris explained that will bring infrastructure, like textile mills, back to the U.S…