国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. farmers say they want trade more than aid
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 25-- <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 16-<span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="for">for</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="wars">wars</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="President">President</span> (<span word="Donald">Donald</span>) <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> (<span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>) <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> (<span word="Sonny">Sonny</span>) <span word="Perdue">Perdue</span>, <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>," <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Farm">Farm</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Zippy">Zippy</span> <span word="Duvall">Duvall</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="Duvall">Duvall</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Scholz">Scholz</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wheat">Wheat</span> <span word="Growers">Growers</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="group">group</span> "<span word="appreciates">appreciates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>," <span word="while">while</span> <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="band">band</span>-<span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="fix">fix</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USMCA">USMCA</span>," <span word="Scholz">Scholz</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>-<span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="awaits">awaits</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="retaliatory">retaliatory</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</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="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="package">package</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fallout">fallout</span>.</p>
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