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- U.S. Christmas tree growers urged the U.S. Trade Representative to keep tariffs on Chinese artificial trees.
- They warned lower duties would expose tens of thousands of family farms to below-cost imports.
- Scott Powell said tariffs protect farms and cited the May summit Board of Trade overseeing $30 billion of non-sensitive goods.
- Growers say reclassifying artificial trees as non-sensitive would undermine domestic producers as the U.S. and China seek stable trade ties.
