The United States will ban the import of certain dairy products and most alcoholic beverages from Canada, starting next June 29. The decision by the Trump administration, which was reported by the Axios portal, represents a new escalation in the trade war between the two countries and comes in response to the retaliatory measures imposed by Canada.
As of this Tuesday, Canadian retaliatory tariffs on American products worth 27.6 billion Canadian dollars (approximately 17.2 billion euros) took effect, with rates ranging from 15% to 50%. These tariffs affect sectors such as steel, furniture, electronic products, and various consumer goods, constituting a response to the 50% tariffs imposed by Washington on certain Canadian products last month.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused the American administration of seeking a relationship based on economic dependence and revealed that Washington had even demanded the ability to influence Canada's future trade agreements with third countries. Carney defended abandoning the negotiations, although he ensured that a mutually beneficial trade agreement is still possible.
At the same time, Trump announced that the United States will exclude Canadian-origin products from certain federal government procurement programs, worth more than 50 billion dollars annually. These measures increase the pressure on the economic relationship between the two countries and heighten uncertainty regarding the future of the USMCA trade agreement, which for years sustained much of North America's economic integration.
