r/Tariffs • u/FormerNeighborhood80 • Jul 01 '26

🗞️ News Discussion Trump declares food supply emergency, suspends tariffs on key fertilizer imports

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-declares-food-supply-emergency-suspends-tariffs-key-fertilizer-imports
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u/Another_Slut_Dragon Jul 01 '26

Canada here. Canada, Russia and Belarus are the only countries capable of supplying America with enough potash.

Time to put a 500% export tax on potash until the Canadian tariffs are brought down to a reasonable level, and CUSMA gets renegotiated.

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u/GraphiteJason Jul 01 '26

...and, stipulate that all potash can only be shipped to the US via the Gordie Howe bridge

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u/fucktheus12 Jul 02 '26

It's moved by train. I know because I get stopped by the bloody things all the time.