Despite tariffs being put on hold, Mainers worry about potential market disruptions
"It's going to cause disruptions," Wade Merritt with the Maine International Trade Center said. "We're paying particularly close attention to our natural resource-based industries: forest products, ...
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The Maine lumber industry, with close business ties to Canada, braces for possible tariffs
The Trump Administration issued a temporary, month-long reprieve for the sweeping tariffs, which were scheduled to go into ...
N.B. residents near U.S. border wary yet resolute in face of possible tariffs
Waiting tables in the small community of St. Stephen, on the New Brunswick-United States border, gives Jennifer MacMichael a ...
Canadian lumber tariffs could drive up costs and slow Maine home construction
Maine imported more than $200 million of wood from Canada in 2024, according to the U.S Department of Commerce.
Canada energy tariff could hit Maine oil and gas prices hard, despite 30-day postponement
One of the state's largest oil distributors, Irving Oil, notified some customers that their heating bills would increase as a result of the tariff. With Maine relying heavily on Canadian oil for both ...
See how much Maine imports from Canada, China and Mexico
Still, China has been Maine’s second biggest trading partner for all but one of the last 10 years (the exception was 2023, ...
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Maine’s industry braces for impact from new tariffs
Trump’s recent decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent on Chinese goods will ...
2025 US-Canada Lobster Town Meeting wraps up in Bar Harbor
BAR HARBOR, Maine (WABI) - Lobster industry leaders from across coastal New England and the Maritimes met in Bar Harbor for ...