![China Trade](https://utterbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/18c05b7eb11d4011aba2dd1fcef685b6-640x384.jpg)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — China’s announcement Monday of higher tariffs on $60 billion of American exports — retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest penalties on Chinese goods — hit particularly hard in the farm belt. China’s vast consumer market has been a vital source of revenue for American farmers.