Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:33am on 09 Dec 2025,Tuesday India Global
President Trump signaled readiness to impose fresh tariffs on Indian rice and Canadian fertilizer after US farmers complained about cheap foreign imports undercutting domestic producers. During a White House roundtable unveiling a $12 billion farmer bailout, Louisiana's Kennedy Rice Mill CEO Meryl Kennedy identified India, Thailand, and China as "main culprits" dumping subsidized rice. Trump directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to list offending countries, promising to "take care" of the issue quickly. A senior US Trade Representative delegation led by Deputy USTR Rick Switzer visits India December 10-11 for Bilateral Trade Agreement discussions. Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal leads India's negotiating team, optimistically targeting year-end agreement despite Trump's previous 50% tariffs on Indian goods imposed last August.
