Facing Trump Tariffs on Piglets and Crops, Canadian Farmers Revise Sales Plans
Canadian farmers are renegotiating livestock contracts with U.S. buyers and finding local markets for crops they previously planned to sell south of the border to minimize the economic hit from potential new U.S. tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday would hurt Canada's export-dependent economy and raise prices for goods on both sides of the border.
Canadian farm exports to the United States include millions of piglets, as well as meat and crops such as wheat...
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