February 23, 2026 – The Supreme Court struck down many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Friday, prompting approval from multiple farm groups, several of which released statements asking him not to impose new tariffs and emphasizing farmers’ need for clarity.

The decision applied to the across-the-board 10 percent tariff and higher reciprocal tariffs on individual countries Trump announced last April under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

However, over the weekend, Trump announced new overall tariffs, using powers under a different law, section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. He then increased that broad tariff rate to 15 percent.

“Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling against one form of tariff, we are not backing down—not even for a second,” Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said in a post on X.

Rollins said new trade deals enabled by the tariffs led to an agricultural trade deficit of $41.5 billion in 2025, a drop from the $50 billion deficit that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) economists had predicted. The 2025 deficit was lower than predicted, but it increased significantly compared to the previous five years.

Some countries, such as China, have shifted a portion of agricultural purchases to other countries in reaction to the tariffs, shrinking markets for farmers, who have also been hit by higher prices on equipment, fertilizer, and other imported inputs.

The end of higher reciprocal tariffs on some countries could lead to changes to prices of some of those goods, but separate tariffs on steel and aluminum that have raised prices of farm machinery remain in place. Under the new law Trump is employing, the 15 percent overall rate will need Congressional approval after 150 days.

“We call on Congress to exercise its oversight role to ensure trade policy supports—not undermines—America’s family farmers and ranchers,” National Farmers Union president Rob Larew said in a statement. “Over the past year, tariffs have raised input costs, disrupted export markets and triggered retaliation against U.S. agricultural goods. In an already fragile farm economy, uncertainty has hit family operations hardest.” (Link to this post.)

The post Trump Issues New Tariffs That Will Impact Farmers appeared first on Civil Eats.

From Civil Eats via This RSS Feed.