tariffs

A Hard Landing for Some: US Trade Tariffs on EU Agricultural Products

October 14, 2019 Rabobank

In total about 107,000 metric tons of EU dairy products fall into the 65 HTS codes subjected to an additional 25% ad valorem tariff from October 18. Cheese will be the hardest-hit by the additional import tariffs. …

US Tariffs Grate on Italy’s Parmesan Cheesemakers

October 8, 2019 Reuters

U.S. consumers will pay around $5 a kilogram more for Italian Parmesan cheese because of duties announced by Washington on a range of European goods, a cheesemaking consortium said on Thursday, complaining it was set to take an unfair hit in the trade spat. …

Bell-Carter Foods Warns That Proposed Tariffs on Imported Bulk Olives From the EU Could Compromise Economic Stability for California Olive Producing Communities

August 30, 2019 Bell-Carter Foods

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC, the country’s leading manufacturer of table olives, is urging state and federal lawmakers to oppose proposed retaliatory tariffs on bulk raw olives imported from the European Union. …

Apple Growers Brace for New Round of Chinese Tariffs

August 29, 2019 U.S. Apple Association

The U.S. apple industry finally achieved full—and reciprocal—access to the Chinese market in 2015, and in just three years it grew to be U.S. growers’ number six export market. Until the onset of trade tensions with the country in 2018, China was viewed as having significant growth potential for U.S. apples. …

VT Cheese Companies Face Anxiety Over Tariffs

August 20, 2019 Kate Barcellos, Rutland Herald

Vermont’s dairy producers are losing markets and face rising distribution costs for products sent to China — and within the United States. …