Commodities

Trump Tariffs Throw US-Canada Food Supply Chain Into Chaos

  • ‘Easier said than done’ to diversify trade after tariff threat
  • Pork production one example of deeply integrated network
Fruits and vegetables, some imported from the US, at the Canadawide Fruit Wholesaler facility in Montreal.Photographer: Graham Hughes/Bloomberg
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Donald Trump’s trade war is causing chaos for farmers and food producers on both sides of the US-Canada border, as businesses grapple with how to disentangle supply chains that have been interconnected for decades.