Bleak outlook for US farmers – and Trump tariffs could make it worse

Bumper grain crop set to weigh heavily as farmers count costs of seed, fertilizer - and effects of possible trade war

Many US midwestern grain farmers will lose money this year after reaping a bumper crop, and the outlook for their future income is bleak.

US farmers harvested some of the largest corn and soybean crops in history this year. Big harvests traditionally weigh on crop prices because of plentiful supply. And those price pressures comes at a time when costs remain persistently high to grow corn and soybeans, the US's most valuable crops.