Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada, including 250% tax on dairy

[nottyboi]

But the other issue is whether there's any point in importing dairy supplies from the other country when both countries are dairy sufficient?

I can see importing rare minerals or other items that are not available in your own country. But Canada and America both have cows. So cross border dairy imports would seem to be a non issue.

I think the tariff and quotas are there to prevent American dairy farms simply trying to bankrupt Canadian dairy manufacturers by flooding the Canadian markets with product and de stabilizing it

Its variety, some nice cheeses mainly.

 

[mandrill]

Its variety, some nice cheeses mainly.

Which suggests that it's low volume and the imports don't trigger the tariff.

 

[mandrill]

 

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CANADA Drops LATE-NIGHT BOMBSHELL ON TRUMP: "They did WHAT?!"

 

[wigglee]

US farmers chose better farms.

they're so smart, they elected the moron, Trump, who is now screwing them!

 

[squeezer]

Canada isn't fucking around!


Canada suspends imports from biggest US pork processing plant

Canada suspends imports from biggest US pork processing plant

CHICAGO (Reuters) -Canada has blocked imports from the biggest U.S. pork processing plant, a facility run by Smithfield Foods in Tar Heel, North Carolina, the company said on Friday. The suspension comes as Washington and Ottawa have sparred in a heated dispute over trade tariffs. The U.S...

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