Trump's tariff relief plan questioned

The relief plan US President Donald Trump's administration announced on Tuesday is raising questions among agricultural experts, who are calling for the removal of recently imposed tariffs on major trade partners of the United States.

Businesses and industry associations also expressed concern about tariffs imposed on imports from China and requested exemptions from US tariffs at a public hearing in Washington on Tuesday.

"The American Soybean Association has consistently advised the administration that the best way to reduce our nation's trade deficit is by increasing exports, including agricultural products," said John Heisdorffer, ASA president and a soybean farmer in Keota, Iowa.