How Have Tariffs Impacted Food Affordability and US Agriculture? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Chad Hart

Borderline Economics Podcast

Borderline Economics Podcast
How Have Tariffs Impacted Food Affordability and US Agriculture? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Chad Hart
Dec 01, 2025
James O'Neil

The Trump Administration recently announced plans for a 13 billion dollar farmer's aid package following elevated farm bankruptcies and heavy losses sustained by US farmers. We spoke to award-winning professor of agricultural economics Chad Hart about how tariffs have effected US farms this year and what vulnerabilities lie in the 13 billion dollar bailout.

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