Tough times for Essex County vegetable growers as Trump tariffs hit

Tough times for Essex County vegetable growers as Trump tariffs hit
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The leader of a greenhouse growers’ association said U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods will deliver a major blow to the region’s agricultural industry.

“If the 25 per cent tariff isn’t absorbed by the consumer, then I can’t see how any business can viably withstand those costs,” said Richard Lee, executive director of the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG), representing 170 vegetable growers across Ontario.

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