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Trump tariffs could impact prices in Mississippi; farmers on the fence about local impact
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – The price tags on everything from fruit to vegetables to even cell phones could be going up.
This comes just days after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on all Chinese imports.
Tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods are at a standstill until March.
But what does this all mean for Mississippi?
“Canada, Mexico and China are top trading partners for the United States and for the State of Mississippi,” said Kathleen Thomas, Department of Finance and Economics head/Economics professor at Mississippi State University.
Leaders in all three countries have threatened retaliatory tariffs on all American-made products, including some of Mississippi’s biggest exports, liker soy beans.
That crop’s value is set at just under $2 billion.
South Mississippi Farmers Bureau President Jeff Easterling said many farmers like himself are worried after suffering losses due to tariffs passed during Trump’s first term.
Easterling said export sales become even more important when business is slow here in Mississippi.
“What is my crop going to be worth this year?” Easterling asked “Is it going to be worth my time to put this in the ground and tend to it?
“Then, wondering what it’ll be once it’s harvest time.”
However, Easterling said he believes there could be a bright side, if the tariffs could get more people to shop local.
The state’s agriculture industry sits at just below $10 billion.
“People can actually manage some risks, so to speak, on their operations if they have some niche markets that are locally grown and traded so that it is all consumed right here,” Easterling said.
The solution to the issue depends on who you ask.
“We do have rules and regulations here, and people do abide by them to create a safe product for American people to consume,” Easterling said.
But, Thomas said folks were right to have real concerns about the both state’s and country’s economic futures.
“(A battle over tariffs) can possibly lead to inflation and impact economic growth,” Thomas said. “That’s not good.”
China said it would impose a 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas products, in addition to a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars.
The tariffs would take effect Monday.
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Mississippi College baseball has won the series against West Florida for the first time ever
The Choctaws have been playing UWF since 2015
MC won the first two games and put on a bit of a comeback in game 3
Next: GSC at Delta St., then Conference Tournament
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) — A George County High School senior is dead after an SUV hit him while bicycling on Highway 26 Friday night.
Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) officials said at 8:15 p.m. the MHP responded to a fatal crash on Highway 26 in George County.
Those officials said a Ford SUV traveling west on Highway 26 collided with 18-year-old Tyree Bradley of McLain, Mississippi, who was bicycling.
Bradley was fatally injured and died at the scene, MHP officials said.
The crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
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Some losses feel like they drag on longer than the box score suggests, and Mississippi State’s 3-1 opener at Texas A&M fits that category.
It wasn’t a blowout. It wasn’t a game where the Bulldogs looked outmatched.
It was just one of those nights where the early mistakes stuck around and the offense never quite found the swing that could shake them loose.
The frustrating part is how quickly the hole formed. Two solo homers and a wild pitch in the first two innings put Mississippi State behind 3-0, and that was basically the ballgame.
Against a top tier SEC team on the road, spotting three runs that early is a tough ask. The Bulldogs didn’t fold, but they also didn’t cash in when the door cracked open.
“I liked our fight. I think we’re really just working through some things offensively, and trying to stay together,” Mississippi State coach Samantha Ricketts said. “This team still believes, and we’re going to battle and fight every chance we get, and I think I saw a lot of that. I’m encouraged for what that means for us moving forward, but, you know, they’re a good hitting team, and we’ve got to be able to shut them down early. I don’t think Peja [Goold] had her best stuff, but she continued to battle out there and find ways to get outs.”
They had chances. Two runners stranded in the fifth. Two more in the sixth. Another in the seventh. Des Rivera finally got the Bulldogs on the board with an RBI single, but the big hit that usually shows up for this lineup never arrived.
It wasn’t a lack of traffic. It was a lack of finish.
If there was a bright spot, it came from the bullpen. Delainey Everett gave Mississippi State exactly what it needed after the rocky start.
“That was just a huge relief appearance by Delaney to keep us in it,” Ricketts said. “It’s really good to have her back and healthy these last few weeks because these are the moments where we really need her and rely on her. We know that she’s going to be a big part of the remainder of the season going forward as well.”
Three hitless innings, one baserunner, and a reminder that she’s quietly putting together a strong stretch.
There were individual positives too. Nadia Barbary keeps climbing the doubles list. Kiarra Sells keeps finding ways on base.
But the bigger picture is simple. Mississippi State is now 6-10 in the SEC, and the margin for error is shrinking. Nights like this one are the difference between climbing back into the race and staying stuck in the middle.
They get another shot this morning with the schedule bumped up for weather. The formula isn’t complicated.
Clean up the early innings, keep getting quality relief, and find one or two timely swings. The Bulldogs didn’t get them Friday. They’ll need them today.
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