US FOOD INDUSTRY FACES TOUGH TARIFFS IN EUROPE, CANADA AND MEXICO
May 1st, 2018
THE USA food industry is under fire with the European Union (EU), Canada and Mexico all announcing plans to impose protective duties on American exports following today’s decision by the Trump administration to levy tariffs on streel and aluminium exports from these three key trading partners.
EU executive, the European Commission, immediately published a regulation that will authorise its duties by June 16, after they have been approved by the EU trade barriers committee – they could be in force as early as June 20.
A Brussels official told just-food that ...
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