国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. farm groups want open markets, not govt aid
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 27-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> (<span word="USDA">USDA</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 16 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="support">support</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Sonny">Sonny</span> <span word="Perdue">Perdue</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>' <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>, <span word="provoking">provoking</span> <span word="retaliatory">retaliatory</span> <span word="levies">levies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soybeans">soybeans</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="curtailed">curtailed</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="further">further</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ranchers">ranchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="grappling">grappling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="compounded">compounded</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Farmers">Farmers</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 200,000 <span word="American">American</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="fix">fix</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> "<span word="predictable">predictable</span>, <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>" <span word="across">across</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>.</p>
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