“There has been a permanent change in the Canadian psyche,” said Gary Sands, senior vice president of public policy and advocacy for the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers.
Canada is the world’s fifth-largest importer of fresh vegetables by value. The U.S. is still the biggest supplier of fresh produce, accounting for more than half of the imports, followed by Mexico.
However, the share of Canada’s vegetable imports from the U.S. fell to 62.6% in July, the latest government data showed, from 69% in the same month of 2023, before Trump was elected.
Source: Nivedita Balu, Reuters