"It could break us": Valley farmer says Chinese tariffs have crushed the alfalfa export market
"It could break us": Valley farmer says Chinese tariffs have crushed the alfalfa export market
Alfalfa hay is mainly used as feed for cattle and is big business in Arizona, with Arizona farms exporting over $100 million of alfalfa overseas a year.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28499504
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If I recall, moat of it went to Saudi Arabia?
Not quite, well at least not for the US as a whole, but could be different for California/Arizona specifically if anyone has the numbers?
As for US, China exports were still about the same as next two countries combined, so by far the largest market. Good riddance anyway. Source: https://hayandforage.com/article-5229-Hay-exports-flatlined-in-2024.html
Everything you never wanted to know. The price was too good. https://www.azfb.org/Article/Understanding-the-Economics-of-Arizona-Alfalfa
Why can’t China grow alfalfa?