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U.S. pork begs for tariff exemption from Canada

The Canadian pork sector, meanwhile, says U.S. tariffs against Canadian pork creates similar damage to the highly integrated North American pork market

Canada's retaliatory tariffs threaten to hurt North American pork and hog supply chain, U.S. farm group argues.



John Sitilides, who specializes in U.S. government relations, geopolitical risk and international affairs, has been following Donal Trump’s actions since the mid-1980s when he first met him. Photo: Greg Price

Tariffs called part of long game with trade negotiations

U.S. trade deficits with Canada and Mexico have more than doubled folowing transition from NAFTA to CUSMA

As the clock continues to tick to midnight April 2 on U.S. president Donald Trump’s month-long exemption on blanket tariffs to Canada that has left many ag industries at a standstill, one U.S. insider gave his thoughts at the 2025 Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary on what he believes is the end game for the trade war.


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Tariff threats called part of U.S. race with China

U.S. president’s actions are also seen as a possible negotiation tactic in upcoming Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement talks

Tariff threats against Canada and Mexico are part of a bigger struggle that the United States is in with China, says Christian Lawrence, a senior-cross asset strategist with Rabobank.