Eastern North Carolina Congressman Don Davis is calling on President Donald J. Trump to protect regional agriculture during an upcoming international trade summit.
In a formal letter sent ahead of President Trump’s September 24th meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Davis urged the administration to secure a verifiable timeline for China to meet its annual 25-million-metric-ton soybean purchasing commitment.
Davis emphasized that local growers face rising input costs and long-term uncertainty while trying to navigate a ten-percent Chinese tariff.
The congressman said Eastern North Carolina farmers would rather openly compete in a predictable global marketplace than depend on emergency federal trade assistance.
