特朗普政府正在探索一系列政策变化——涉及税收、贸易、环境和移民——这可能对美国农业产生深远影响， 在 Investors.com 上报道 Decker Walker 和 Jonathan Van Wyck.
不幸的是，可能的变化发生在该行业已经停滞不前的时候。由于大多数商品价格处于历史低位，许多农民继续遭受净经营亏损和不断增加的债务。
潜在变化的概率和潜在影响各不相同。但随着美国农业部预测今年农场净收入将再次大幅下降（比 2016 年下降近 9%），必须仔细权衡任何变化。
Consider trade. Because U.S. agricultural productivity over the years has grown faster than domestic consumption, exports have become an increasingly important source of farm income. In fiscal 2016 alone, U.S. agricultural exports generated $130 billion in sales, according to the USDA, with Canada, China and Mexico topping the list of customers. During the eight-year period 2009 to 2015, farm exports produced $1 trillion in income — “the strongest period for U.S. ag exports in history,” USDA says.