Trump Tariffs Put Ohio Soybean Farmers in “Hell of a Mess” with Harvest in Full Swing

Trump Tariffs Put Ohio Soybean Farmers in "Hell of a Mess" with Harvest in Full Swing

October 6, 2025

Columbus, OH- After Republicans in Washington and Columbus raised the cost of living for all Ohioans, Trump's tariffs are further hurting Ohio's soybean farmers as harvest season is underway. As Republicans continue raising costs and undercutting growth for Ohio farmers, Democrats are standing with them.

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NewsNation: Farmer blasts Trump's plan to dole out tariff revenue: 'Comical'

• Ohio farmer Chris Gibbs believes the state of play for America's agriculturalists has been negatively affected by President Donald Trump's tariffs. Gibbs said farmers are taking major losses on top of U.S. commodities - like corn, soybeans and wheat - and it is putting them in a "hell of a mess."

• "Farmers don't have the working capital they need, or the cash flow they need to continue to pay the high expenses that we're experiencing," Gibbs said.

• Last week, Trump announced some tariff revenue would go to U.S. farmers, but no details about the amount of aid or how it would be dispersed have been made clear. Gibbs called Trump's concept "the most ridiculous thing," as he and other farmers are already bearing the brunt of tariffs daily and federal checks would only serve to help them break even - if that. "

• Now, the president of the United States is going to take my money and give it back to me and call it a bailout," he said. "That's that's just comical."

• Gibbs said he believes Trump is "petrified of rural America," and that the nation's growers need to stand up in protest of the administration's ongoing trade troubles.

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