New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has said that his administration is considering extra tariffs on rice imported from India and on fertiliser coming from Canada. Cheaper foreign supplies, according to him, are affecting the earnings of American farmers, who say their produce is unable to fetch fair prices in local markets.

He said the administration is weighing additional tariffs on rice entering the United States from India, along with possible duties on fertiliser imported from Canada. Inexpensive farm products coming into the American market, he stated, are preventing US farmers from receiving fair prices for their crops.

“Countries like India, Vietnam and Thailand are selling rice in America at very low prices, and it is affecting our farmers’ earnings,” Trump said.

He described

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