Since August 22, a 50 percent American tariff on Canadian dairy has quietly severed a trade relationship that both nations long took for granted, leaving farmers like Casey Pruim of Abbotsford, British Columbia, caught between cows that cannot stop producing and markets that have suddenly closed. Milk, unlike steel or lumber, does not wait for diplomats — it must move, be processed, and find a buyer within days, making this particular trade disruption one of unusual biological urgency. What unfolds now in the barns of British Columbia is a small but telling parable about the fragility of syste
Trump's 50% dairy tariff stalls Canadian exports, threatens farm viability
Canadian dairy farmers face potential income loss and forced herd reductions; consumers may experience higher dairy prices as supply chains adjust.