US farmers hit by shutdown amid trade wars

美国农民在贸易战冲击下遭受关停之苦

World Business Report

2025-10-04

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US farmers are under pressure with trade wars, crop prices and now a government shutdown. Andrew Peach speaks to two of them about how their livelihoods are being affected. We also look at Taylor Swift's lastest album and speak to businesses which rely on her continued success. And in Thailand we spend some time with the best female chef in the world.
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  • This will be potentially the fourth bad year for farmers.

  • Farmers across the country are starting to harvest soybeans

  • as we speak and right now 25 percent of our market is completely missing.

  • It's World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • This is Andrew Peach on the way how US farms were affected by trade wars,

  • crop prices and the government shutdown but could help be on the way.

  • Also today

  • as her new album drops the businesses transformed by the sparkling success of Taylor Swift and were in Thailand with the best female chef in the world.

  • Let's start in the US, though, where trade wars, crop prices, and now the government shut down.

  • Haven't been making life easy for farmers.

  • A couple of hours ago,

  • senators voted for a fourth time to reject proposals to reopen the US government,

  • so the shutdown continues into next week.

  • Meanwhile,

  • there are reports that President Trump is considering providing $10 billion in aid to farmers.

  • Let's talk to Jeff Winton, dairy farmer in Kansas,