Trump Forces Switzerland to Question Its Love for Farmers

By Bastian Benrath-Wright
May 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM GMT+2

Switzerland’s bid for a US trade deal risks sparking a showdown with one political force at least as feisty as President Donald Trump: its own
farmers.
A country whose lush Alpine pastures, cowbells and cheese underpin the national identity, and whose agricultural lobby wields outsized influence to match, is in danger of a tough reckoning over what that’s worth when economic prosperity is at stake.

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