After years of campaigning, Senator Maria Cantwell celebrated President Biden’s agreement with the Prime Minister of India to remove tariffs placed on Washington apples, chickpeas and lentils. FOX13
According to Sen. Cantwell, the tariffs, which were placed in 2019, brought a massive decline in Washington agricultural exports to India.
In 2017, the state of Washington's apple exports hit a high of $120 million. However, in response to a steel and aluminum tariff placed on India by the Trump Administration, India put an additional 20% on U.S. apple imports -- which led to Washington's apple exports being worth less than $1 million this year.
In her latest letter to President Biden, Cantwell wrote, "It is past time to find a solution to stop the damage inflicted on American apple growers, their employees, and communities by these retaliatory tariffs. In February, India announced a 70 percent cut to tariffs on American pecan exports, demonstrating that progress in tariff reduction for U.S. agriculture is possible. We encourage you to build off this progress and help re-open this critical market for U.S. apple growers.
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