Commercial tensions between Canada and USA They have climbed after the recent imposition of 25% tariffs on Canadian products by the US president, Donald Trump. In response, several Canadian provinces have begun to withdraw American alcoholic products from their stores, a measure that is already generating a visible impact on the market.
This decision mainly affects Wines, beers and Liquors from the United States, which until now occupied a prominent place on the shelves of Canadian stores.
The LIQUOR BOARD OF OSTARIO (LCBO) LIQUORone of the world’s largest distributors in the world, announced that it will stop selling products “Made in USA” As of Tuesday in the province of Ontariothe most industrialized and populated in the country, according to the news agency EFE.
This decision represents a significant blow for producers, since LCBO generates annual sales of American alcoholic beverages for a value of 1,000 million dollars Canadians (680 million US dollars).
Ontario’s response is not an isolated case. As reported EFEother provinces such as British Columbia They have adopted similar measures, although with a more specific approach. In this region, the provincial monopoly of alcoholic beverages has decided to withdraw only the products from the calls “Red states” from the United States, those controlled by the Republican partysame to which Trump belongs.
In addition, provinces such as Quebec, New Scotland, Newfoundland and Labrador They have also ordered their alcoholic beverage stores to eliminate American products from their inventories. These actions reflect a national coordinated effort to respond to commercial policies of the Trump administration.
Provincial measures against alcohol from the United States are independent of 25% tariffs that the Canadian federal government plans to impose on certain imports from the US as of Tuesday.
Before Trump announced the morning of February 3 that US tariffs about Mexico They are paused for a monththere was the panorama in which consumers would have to face significant increases In key products.
As reported Infobaeduring the first 11 months of 2024, the US imported 377.2 billion dollars in goods in Canada and USD $ 466.6 billion of Mexico.
These new rates could affect different key markets such as cars, Autopartes, oil, food and alcoholic beverages. The New York Times He explained that tariffs could have the ability to destabilize commercial integration in North America.
The most popular sectors that could be affected, according to reports from CNN, Newsweek and The New York Times include those of:
Cars and auto parts:
In 2023, the United States imported more than 85,000 million dollars in vehicles and about USD $ 65,000 in auto parts of Mexico.
Ford, Stellantis and General Motors They are some of the automotive companies that depend on imports to reduce their production costs.
Gasoline and oil:
Canada became the largest oil supplier in USA. In 2023 he had exports of 97,000 million dollars.
Thanks to the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, a greater amount of oil from the neighboring country of the north to the west and a half west coast of the US has been able to enter, as reported CNN.
Alcoholic foods and drinks:
Products like avocadosbeer and liquors could suffer a key increase in its cost.
Mexico is a supplier of 90% of the avocados consumed in the United States.
As for beer and liquor, Mexico exported USD $ 5.9 billion and 5,000 million dollars in 2023, respectively.
