. >> reporter: newborns were fattening up today at keith schoettmer's farm, but a certain anxiety hasered his pig pens. do you feel squeezed? >> certainly any time we feel that there's going to be a disruption in exports, we're going to feel squeezed. >> reporter: the discomfort over talk of a trade war with china extends far beyond keith schoettmer's tipton, indiana spread. >> if we had the opportunity to talk to president trump, we would just reiterate how vitally alportant the exports are to our industry. >> reporter: last year the u.s. exported $1.1 billion worth of pork to china. it's a business that supports about 550,000 jobs in mostly lyral america, which voted overwhelmingly for donald trump, t did keith schoettmer. are you reconsidering your support for him? >> we just have to believe that haere's more to these negotiations that we understand. cet at this point in time, we are very, very concerned. po reporter: since 2000, the united states has been one of the world's top five pork exporters. china gets about 9% of the five billion pounds america sends abroad. te we produced

. >> reporter: newborns were fattening up at keith schoettmer's farm, but a certain anxiety was experienced. >> do you feel squeezed? >> any time we feel there's a disruption in tariffs, we're going to feel squeezed. >> reporter: the discomfort over a talk of a trade war spreads far more than the typical spread. >> if we had the opportunity to talk to president trump, we would just reiterate how vitally point the exports are to our industry. >> reporter: last year the u.s. exported $1.1 billion to china. it's a business that supports about 550,000 jobs in mostly rural america, which voted overwhelmingly for donald trump as did keith schoettmer. >> are you reconsidering your support for him? >> we just have to believe there's more to these negotiations than we understand, but at this point in time, we are very, very concerned. >> reporter: since 2000 the united states has been one of the world's top five exporters. china gets about 9% of the 5 billion pounds america sends abroad. the chinese have also announced new tariffs on american soybeans with potentially even graver consequences for fa

. >> reporter: keith schoettmer is a farmer. the thought of a tariff on american pork makes him nervous. if you had the president here, what would you tell him? >> we would reiterate how vitally important the exports are to our industry. >> reporter: china's tariffs would impact nearly 10% of all u.s. pork exports. of the top ten pork producing states in the u.s., eight of them voted for president trump in 2016. >> are you reconsidering your support for him? >> we have to have a trust that he has our best interest in mind. and we just have to believe that there's more to these negotiations that we understand. >> reporter: china's proposed 25% tariff on american soybeans could have an even bigger financial impact on u.s. farmers. the american soybean association says china buys nearly one-third of u.s. production annually. that includes about a quarter of all the soybeans green in illinois. >> i'm not as enthusiastic a supporter as i was two years ago. >> reporter: trump supporter eldon gould is one of illinois's over 43,000 soyb