Arkansas

ARModerate Impact — 55/100

Arkansas punches above its weight in global agriculture — and pays the price in trade wars. The state is America's top rice producer, growing over 40% of US rice on the Grand Prairie, and rice is a prime retaliation target for Asian trading partners. Tyson Foods, headquartered in Springdale, anchors the state's massive poultry industry that processes 1.3 billion pounds monthly, with significant export exposure to China, Mexico, and the Middle East. Retaliatory tariffs on US poultry have already redirected Chinese buyers to Brazilian competitors. Walmart's Bentonville headquarters coordinates a global supply chain heavily dependent on Chinese imports — tariffs directly increase costs for America's largest retailer and its Arkansas-based logistics network. On the manufacturing side, Dassault Aviation builds Falcon jets in Little Rock, dependent on French-sourced components now subject to duties. Soybeans round out the agricultural vulnerability: Arkansas ranks among the top 10 soybean-producing states, and China's retaliatory soybean tariffs were devastating in earlier trade conflicts.

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Tariffs cost the average Arkansas household $1,540/year — that's 28,000 jobs at risk and $5.1B in exports threatened by foreign retaliation. Arkansas scores 55/100 on tariff impact severity.

Impact Score

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55/100

Moderate Impact

Household Tariff Cost

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$1,540

Annual estimated burden

Jobs at Risk

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28,000

Trade-dependent employment

Exports at Risk

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$5.1B

Annual export value threatened

🏭 Industry Impact

Industry	Jobs at Risk	Export Value	Tariff Exposure
Poultry Processing	10,000	$1.8B	Retaliatory 20-30%
Rice Farming & Milling	6,000	$1.2B	Retaliatory 25-40%
Aerospace	5,000	$1.1B	10-15% components
Soybeans & Row Crops	4,000	$800.0M	Retaliatory 25%

📦 Key Trade Products

↑ Exports

Poultry & Chicken$1.8B

Retaliatory 25%

Rice$1.2B

Retaliatory 30%

Business Jets$1.1B

10%

↓ Imports

Consumer Goods (Walmart)$2.5B

10-25%

Aircraft Components$600.0M

10%

🏭 Top Exports

Key industries facing trade disruption:

1Poultry

2Rice

3Aerospace

🎯 Retaliation Targets

Products targeted by foreign retaliation:

⚠️Rice

⚠️Poultry

⚠️Soybeans

💡 Did You Know?

•Arkansas produces over 40% of all US rice — retaliatory tariffs threaten the state's oldest export crop
•Tyson Foods processes 1.3 billion pounds of poultry per month from Arkansas facilities
•Walmart's Bentonville HQ manages a supply chain where roughly 26% of merchandise originates from China
•Dassault Aviation's Little Rock completion center finishes every Falcon business jet sold in the Americas