Apple growers in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific are worried about the possible negative impact of a China-U.S. trade dispute, a local radio reported Sunday.

 

美国华盛顿州的苹果种植户对中美贸易纠纷可能带来的负面影响表示担忧。

 

As China threatened to slap retaliatory¹ tariffs² on U.S. imports in response to Trump's announcement Thursday, the most worrying group is Washington state's apple farmers, Washington-based KUOW Radio said.

 

China has been one of Washington's biggest customers among 60 countries around the world that import a third of the crops grown in the state, it said.

 

According to statistics by the Washington Apple Commission, China was the sixth largest international apple market for the state between 2013-2016.

 

Todd Fryhover, the commission's president, told the radio that Washington apple growers fret³ about the prospect⁴ of China imposing⁵ tariffs in response to U.S. unilateral trade pressure.

 

"Free trade is something that we all push and look forward to. But we're gonna be cautious and wait ... and see what happens," he said.

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