Why Another Threat Looms for Louisiana Exporters if Mexico Spat Escalates
By Anthony McCauley & Kristen Mosbrucker, The Advocate, Baton Rouge
Louisiana's exporters are already coping with a full-blown trade war between the U.S. and China. But the Trump administration's latest tariff measures mean they now also face a looming threat of a trade fight with Mexico this summer. There has been "a perfect storm of challenges in farm country" this year, said Kyle McCann, a spokesman for the Louisiana Farm Bureau. Historically high water levels have hurt crops, and the China trade war has curbed farmers' ability to secure a market for their products, he said.