The article discusses the struggles of wheat farmers in the Northwest, particularly Jim Moyer in Washington, who experienced over a century of farming but now confronts low wheat prices and high equipment costs amid trade disputes. The reliance on exporting wheat to countries like Japan and Korea contrasts sharply against the current economic climate filled with uncertainty, particularly after the impacts of the first Trump trade war. Farmers seek clarity in policy to support their long-standing agricultural legacy during these challenging times.
"A combine now is a million dollars, a tractor is 500- to 750-thousand, a sprayer can be $750,000. We need certainty."
"They've been there for well over a hundred years," Moyer says, regarding his family's long-standing farming legacy in the Washington Palouse region.
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