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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
So does that tweet imply that next month there will be export tariffs implemented on US agriculture and maybe food producers?
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No, "external product" means stuff produced abroad. He's saying that stuff from outside the US will be tariffed so they should get ready to produce more for US customers to replace the foreign goods.
Which of course ignores the fact that retaliatory tariffs exist and US producers will no longer be able to earn as much through exporting their goods. There's reason they had to bail out farmers to the tune of $30B after his 2018 tariffs on China led to US agricultural exports to China dropping by 75%.