USApple Statement on Tariff Announcement

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(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Jim Bair, President and CEO of the U.S. Apple Association (USApple), issued the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s tariff announcement from Wednesday:

“With the President’s tariffs announcement, all of the top 5 export markets for U.S. apples have been targeted. Mexico, Canada, Taiwan, Vietnam, and India in 2024 combined to purchase $756 million worth of U.S. apples,” said Bair. We support holding trading partners accountable. Countries that would be ideal markets for U.S. apples shut us out due to non-tariff trade barriers. That’s why USApple strongly supported the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement which is working well, and those countries remain our largest export destinations.”

Bair added “as we painfully experienced with India in the past, U.S. tariffs can trigger retaliatory measures that restrict access to key export markets and harm apple growers across the country. It’s critical for the health of the entire U.S. apple industry to maintain strong, stable trade relationships with all of our current and potential export partners. Just last week, 90 apple growers, packers, and shippers from 14 states traveled to Washington, D.C. for USApple’s Capitol Hill Day. In more than 100 meetings with House and Senate offices, industry leaders delivered a clear message to lawmakers: trade matters to the future of the U.S. apple industry.”

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