美国内布拉斯加州的农民和牧场主正在经历严重的经济压力。1 钢铁价格达到年来最高水平，钢材成本高至每英尺4.89美元，1 而柴油价格因伊朗战争上升超过40%。1 这些成本增加对依赖钢材和燃料的牧场经营构成了沉重负担。
牧场主曼侬在4月的野火中损失了1600英亩牧草地和13英里的栅栏，1 重建栅栏的成本超过30万美元。1 与此同时，特朗普政府在8月宣布进口30万公吨免税外国牛肉，1 导致牛肉价格从每百磅240美元下跌至225美元，1 部分牧场主因此每头牛损失数百美元。玉米价格也在下滑，从2022年初的每蒲式耳7美元跌至三年后的4.29美元。1
虽然内布拉斯加州在上次大选中压倒性地支持特朗普，但这些政策造成的经济压力正在改变部分农民的政治态度。1 退休农民唐·贝蒂在2024年未投票给特朗普，1 并表示听到整个州存在类似的不满声音。1 许多农民仍然支持特朗普的社会立场，但对其农业政策的失望与日俱增。1 独立候选人丹·奥斯本在内布拉斯加州参议院竞选中的民调表现出人意料地好，1 反映了该地区选民情绪的变化。
Ranchers and farmers across Nebraska are confronting mounting financial pressures stemming from steel tariffs, surging diesel costs, and imported beef policies, even as the region remains a traditional stronghold of Trump support.1 A rancher named Mannion suffered particularly acute losses when an April wildfire destroyed 1,600 acres of pastureland and 13 miles of fencing, with reconstruction costs exceeding $300,000.1 Steel prices have climbed to their highest levels in years, with material costs reaching $4.89 per foot, while diesel prices have risen more than 40 percent due to geopolitical tensions.1
The Trump administration's decision in August to allow duty-free imports of 300,000 tons of foreign beef has directly undermined domestic cattle prices, which have fallen from $240 per hundredweight to $225, leaving some ranchers facing losses of several hundred dollars per animal.1 Corn prices have also declined sharply, dropping from $7 per bushel in early 2022 to $4.29 three years later.1 These economic strains are beginning to fracture the political consensus that once defined rural Nebraska. Retired farmer Don Betties did not vote for Trump in 2024 and reported hearing similar grievances echoed across the state.1 Independent candidate Dan Osborne is performing unexpectedly well in Nebraska's Senate race, signaling potential shifts in voter sentiment.1 While many agricultural producers continue to support Trump's social positions, growing disillusionment with his farm policies is becoming increasingly evident.1
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