Southern Alberta farmers uncertain of tariff impact on grain sector – Lethbridge

Throughout winter, Alberta’s farmers and producers often spend their time advertising their product and planning for the season forward, however with U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming risk of a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian items going into the U.S., farmers are feeling uneasy about what the longer term holds.

The potential impression on grain and agriculture shouldn’t be but totally identified.

In keeping with Alberta Grains director Dave Bishop, Alberta grain is traded internationally, exported to roughly 70 international locations. About 11 per cent of the province’s barley, and 5 per cent of its wheat, is exported to the U.S.

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“(It) doesn’t sound like a big quantity, however simply give it some thought,” Bishop stated. “For those who make no matter your wage is, say you drop it by 10 per cent. Are you going to love that?”

Bishop stated though it’s troublesome to plan for the unknown, Alberta Grains hopes to work with each the provincial and federal governments to mitigate the potential tariff impacts.

“A technique we will (mitigate) is to attempt to diversify our markets,” Bishop  stated. “So, we have to go on the market and attempt to promote our product to international locations we haven’t been capable of promote to earlier than.”

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