Trump Says ‘Bear With Me’ as Tariffs Squeeze American Farmers

President Donald Trump is asking American growers to bear with him as tariffs threaten to hurt their business and deepen a farm downturn that’s entering a third year.

Beijing has already enacted countermeasures on a range of agricultural commodities including soybeans, pork and beef. Canada also hit back at Trump, retaliating against about $107 billion worth of US goods, including food products from meat to dairy. Mexico plans to make an announcement on Sunday.

The trade disputes are a blow for American farmers, a key voting bloc for Trump. But in a speech to Congress, the president promised his newly ...