US ends tariffs on some Canadian products, replaces them with others amid tight mid-term race for Susan Collin in Maine
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- ✓President Donald Trump will ease 50% tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry imports starting October 30.
- ✓While relief helps Maine farmers, new tariffs now hit other goods like carpets and ice cream sticks.
- ✓Senator Susan Collins said, "These producers are a vital part of our state's economy."
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President Donald Trump will ease 50% tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry-related imports starting October 30, while adding other Canadian goods to the tariff list. The change comes as trade tensions and rising costs affect border-state economies and shape a close Maine Senate race.
The White House on Friday (local time) announced that US President Donald Trump has decided to drop the 50% tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry products. The announcement, however, added that new tariffs have been announced on certain other Canadian products.
Starting on 30 October, tariffs will be eased on products including "plywood sheets, some paper products, certain machinery and refrigeration equipment," the White House said.
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