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U.S. farmers in the Midwest are filing for bankruptcy at levels the U.S. hasn't seen for approximately a decade, the Wall Street Journal reports.
What's happening: Low commodity prices have been gouging U.S. farmers' bottom lines for years now, exacerbated by increasing agricultural competition from Russia and Brazil. President Trump's trade disputes, meanwhile, are adding salt to the wounds, as tariffs drive down prices and decrease profit for farmers.
Between the lines: Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings are still below the highs of 2010 when looking at nationwide numbers. But the Midwest is hurting, and even though the Trump administration has been rolling out federal government relief for farmers to make up for tariff damage, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle fear it is only a short-term, partial solution.