WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on rice imports from India. Trump's threat comes after US farmers alleged that subsidised rice from India is being sold at low prices in the US market, undermining their domestic prices. Trump made this statement during a White House roundtable discussion announcing a $12 billion aid package for American farmers. Reports say that the Trump administration is also considering imposing new tariffs on agricultural products, including fertiliser, from Canada.

Farmers attending the meeting complained to Trump that subsidised rice imports were undermining US markets and driving down domestic prices. Trump responded to the farmers by calling the Indian move a "cheat" and hinted at the possibility of imposing tariffs. Meryl Ken

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