Tariffs and trade turmoil under Trump
Analysis of how U.S. trade policies and tariffs disrupt agriculture and global markets.
December 14, 2025
key points from this story:
- Trade works best with minimal interference
- Trump tariffs disrupt global agriculture
- US farmers hurt by reduced exports
- Bailout fails to offset tariff damage
- Tariff threats may raise fertilizer costs
- Political volatility adds global uncertainty
Trade tends to work best when left alone so that supply and demand realities take over. It makes sense that the lower the supply and the greater one’s need the more they are willing to pay, and of course the opposite holds true too.
Unfortunately, there are always other forces impacting trade, and at present no outside force is more disruptive than U.S. president Donald Trump and his tariffs. Trump, as we all know, tosses tariffs and threats of tariffs around like a petulant child tossing building blocks when he doesn’t get a cookie he wants.
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