U.S. Bans Canadian Dairy, Alcohol as Trade War Escalates — Dairy Farmers Look to Washington for Relief

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The United States banned a broad swath of Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products from import on Tuesday, sharply escalating an already acrimonious trade spat — and offering a glimmer of hope to U.S. dairy farmers who have waited years for Canada to honor its trade commitments.

The import bans, which go into effect on September 29 and were published on the White House’s website, came after Canada’s own retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect after midnight on Tuesday.

Those Canadian levies themselves followed 50% tariffs that the U.S. imposed on some $20 billion of Canadian goods last month, after several rounds of negotiations collapsed.

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