China targets US farm equipment with latest tariffs

Mowers and combines are among the more than 50 types of agricultural goods affected by increased export duties.

Published Feb. 7, 2025

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Agricultural and farm machinery manufacturers could soon be affected by retaliatory tariffs from China after President Donald Trump’s levies took effect Tuesday.

Trump over the weekend ordered 10% higher tariffs on imports from China and threatened Canada and Mexico with duties that were later delayed. After the president’s tariffs on Chinese goods took effect, the country struck back with its own 10% tariffs on U.S. goods, including agricu…