NEW: Hinson Doubles Down on Support for Chaotic Tariffs Causing “Economic Shocks” for Iowa Farmers

Des Moines Register: ‘It’s great to see things moving in the right direction for our soybean farmers,’ Hinson said”

Des Moines, Iowa — Ashley Hinson is doubling down on her support for chaotic tariffs, saying that things are “moving in the right direction” even as Iowa farmers struggle with “rising costs, low corn and soybean prices and declining farmland values.” 

The Hinson-backed tariffs have triggered “economic shocks” across the state and left farmers to suffer “death by a thousand paper cuts,” while the policies Hinson supports are “subsidizing [their] competitors” by “quadrupl[ing] U.S. purchases of Argentinian beef.” 

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Des Moines Register: Ashley Hinson says things are ‘moving in the right direction’ with Trump’s trade policies

By Steven Gruber-Miller

October 28, 2025

• Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson says things are “moving in the right direction” when it comes to President Donald Trump’s trade policies.

• Iowa farmers have been struggling with rising costs, low corn and soybean prices and declining farmland values, while China, one of the world’s largest soybean purchasers, stopped buying U.S. soybeans earlier this year in response to tariffs from the Trump administration.

• “It’s great to see things moving in the right direction for our soybean farmers,” Hinson said Oct. 28 on a call with reporters. […] “And what we are seeing is things are turning.”

• While China bought $27.2 billion in U.S. farm goods in 2020, it fell about $6.5 billion short of the country’s promised purchases, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis in 2021.

• [U.S. Sen. Chuck] Grassley said U.S. farmers will still need federal assistance to offset trade losses — estimated at $10 billion to $14 billion — since China has already made significant soybean purchases this year from Brazil, Argentina and other South American countries.

• Farmers have shared frustration with Trump in recent weeks over Trump’s $20 billion bailout for Argentina, even as China has turned to the South American country to buy soybeans after halting business with the United States. Trump’s decision to quadruple U.S. purchases of Argentinian beef has likewise angered ranchers.

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