Dairy farmers in our region are staring down potentially tens of thousands of dollars in higher costs as they learn the impact of President Trump’s tariffs.
Dairy farmers in northern New York say they’re worried about what could be a perfect storm this spring — a potential drop in milk prices combined with the threat of tariffs on Canada.
At Hidden vView Farms in Champlain, owner Dale Tetrault says it’s things like Canadian feed and fertilizer that have helped their operation grow. “They have counted on us for years and years to sell their product to and it’s been a perfect marriage,” he said.
And while Tetrault says tariffs could make things harder on the farm, he also says he would like to see some changes in how dairy farmers do business in Canada. “Right now with the current tariffs they have on us, it is impossible to sell a product at any profit into Canada,” he said.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says they plan to hold new trade talks with the U.S. after the country’s federal elections on April 28.
The Trump administration has said the tariffs on Canada are, in part, retaliation for the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., which is less than one percent of all illegal seizures so far this year, according to Customs and Border Protection.
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