(Feb 3, 2025, Ottawa, ON) —

Canadian agri-food producers deplore the decision of the United States to implement 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.

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“CAFTA has always advocated for free and open trade in agriculture and agri-food to benefit consumers, farmers and producers,” said Greg Northey, President of CAFTA. “These tariffs will drive up costs, disrupt supply chains, and harm American, Canadian, and Mexican consumers and producers.”

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 North America’s integrated supply chains set the standard for global trade, allowing farmers and food producers to compete on the world stage while keeping prices affordable for families. These unnecessary tariffs threaten to unravel decades of cooperation, raising costs, creating instability, and putting livelihoods at risk.

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“Decisions like this weaken North America, strengthening our competitors,” added Michael Harvey, Executive Director of CAFTA. “CAFTA supports the efforts of the Government of Canada to achieve a lifting of the tariffs and return to focus on a rational, rules-based, free trading system that benefits both producers and consumers, regardless of which side of the border they are on.” 

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