Tariff

It's Friday and time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters catches you up on the past week's headlines, including cuts to funding for public media and sheep headed to the Payette National Forest.

Idaho exports more than $4 billion worth of goods and services annually. Of all its exporters, 85% are small or medium businesses. Those businesses are among the hardest hit by Trump Administration tariffs.

With more than $4 billion in exports every year, Idaho's economy is driven by agriculture, manufactured goods and small businesses. However, global trade challenges are now threatening this infrastructure.

President Trump announced that the U.S. will raise tariffs on imports from more than 150 countries, which could impact the prices of everyday items.

Across the country, many small businesses are facing an uncertain future as they navigate rising tariffs. Among those is Grove Fruit Growers, an Idaho company that grows mangos in Cambodia.

“Our top students aren’t finding jobs. Many companies are imposing hiring freezes.”

We look at Idahoans are reacting to news of tariffs and an up and down stock market.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump maintained 10% tariff raises for most trading partners, while announcing China would face 125% increases. It’s unclear yet how those will affect Idaho’s agriculture, one of the state’s largest exporting industries.

Tariffs and trade wars have been buzzwords for national headlines, but these issues also have an impact on local communities. Financial Analyst Jason…

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