From a recent Department of Agriculture report:

"The sharp decline in U.S. agricultural exports…has been due to decreased sales to China. This single-country drop accounts for the majority of the recent contraction in overall U.S. export performance, and it marks one of the steepest market losses ever recorded for a major U.S. agricultural buyer."

Chinese exports in 2022: $38.1 billion
Chinese exports in 2025: $8.4 billion

When government ignores the market and arbitrarily raises tariffs on countries like China, they reciprocate make our products more expensive opening the door for China to purchase cheaper products from other countries. The US loses business, revenue, and jobs.

American businesses love to compete in free markets. When those markets are manipulated, Americans lose.