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Tariffs on Steel Used in Food Cans Hurt American Families, Farmers, and Food Producers.

America’s can manufacturers and food producers are united in calling on President Trump to protect American jobs and lower food costs with targeted tariff relief for tinplate steel.

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We call for an exemption for tin mill steel to ensure that canned food products are “Made in America.”

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The message is clear: American families and businesses reject tariffs increasing U.S. food costs and insecurity.

President Trump's Tariffs Put America First — Now Let's Fine-Tune Them

President Trump should exempt tinplate steel from Section 232 tariffs. Tinplate isn’t a national security product and keeping it under tariff protection only serves the interests of foreign competitors...

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As Food Producers Struggle, The Burden Of Tariffs Is Vivified

The U.S. steel industry would be competed out of existence to the detriment of our national security...

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Trump Hits Foreign Steel and Aluminum With Tariffs, Restarting an Old Fight

Industries that use metals to make other products said overly broad protections would hurt them...

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Trump says no exemptions with metal tariffs to start in March

The tariffs will raise the cost of bringing the metals into the US, sparking concern among businesses in the US that rely on the imports...

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What Trump's proposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum would mean for the U.S.

Tariffs could give a helping hand to domestic steel and aluminum producers, but also raise prices for US businesses and consumers...

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Food Buyers Have Paid For the Tariffs On Steel

Domestic food can makers are now facing critical obstacles because the tariffs greatly increased the price of goods needed for production and reduced the availability of a key input in a food can called tinplate steel...

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Three American goods that could rise in price due to metal tariffs

The expanded tariff measures announced by President Donald Trump, expected to go into effect next month, will mean many US businesses wanting to bring the metals into the country will have to pay more...

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Packaging execs share how tariffs could hurt or boost business

Potential tariffs could roil supply chains for packaging materials and customers’ goods at a time when packaging manufacturers said customer inventories had largely been stabilizing after a period of widespread destocking...

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How Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum could hit you at the grocery store

From soft drinks and beer to aerosols and shelf-stable soups, many everyday grocery items sold in steel and aluminum cans could be in store for a price hike...

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Threat of Trump’s tariffs force food and beverage giants to prepare

A study released earlier this month by Numerator found nearly two-thirds of consumers are worried about tariffs raising the price of everyday goods, especially in essential categories such as groceries...

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