Missouri

Missouri sits at America's geographic and economic crossroads, blending Midwestern agriculture with significant manufacturing. The GM Wentzville plant and Ford Claycomo plant produce trucks and vans dependent on cross-border supply chains — 25% auto tariffs raise per-vehicle costs significantly. Monsanto's legacy (now Bayer Crop Science) in St. Louis makes Missouri a hub for agricultural biotechnology, exporting seed technology and crop chemicals now facing retaliatory measures worldwide. The state's soybean and corn farmers share the pain felt across the Midwest from Chinese retaliatory tariffs. Missouri's pork industry, centered in the northern part of the state, faces retaliatory tariffs from China and Mexico that close two of its largest export markets. Anheuser-Busch's St. Louis brewery imports specialty ingredients and aluminum cans at higher tariff-inflated prices. The state's aerospace sector — Boeing Defense in St. Louis builds F-15 and F/A-18 fighters — depends on allied-nation components. Kansas City's logistics position as a rail and trucking hub means trade disruption echoes through its warehousing economy. Bass Pro Shops, headquartered in Springfield, imports fishing and outdoor gear subject to broad tariffs.