Column: Tariffs Are Still Costing Northwest Fruit Growers — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

Column: Tariffs Are Still Costing Northwest Fruit Growers — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

Thoughts from the Tractor SeatBy Ken PolehnThe Dalles, Ore., May 17, 2025 — When the U.S. government slapped tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum in 2018—25% on steel and 10% on aluminum—it didn’t take long for the blowback to hit American farmers. China responded almost immediately, placing retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on U.S. agricultural products, including our sweet cherries. India followed suit. And though these measures were aimed at …

The companies in general have felt a lot of uncertainty about the issue of tariffs in Mexico, although it generates optimism about the 90-day break that was applied to China, said the general director of Vitti Logistics, José Antonio Manuel Luna Castillo.He added that this uncertainty is generated because there are many doubts about what will happen, however, he added that the pause in tariffs that was applied to China generates an optimistic si…