B.C.’s honey producers brace for the sting of 50% new tariff from the U.S.

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Judd, A. (2026, August 19). B.C.’s honey producers brace for the sting of 50% new tariff from the U.S. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12026405/bc-honey-producers-brace-sting-us-tariff/

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B.C.'s honey producers are facing a potential 50% tariff on their exports to the U.S., which could lead to some beekeepers going bankrupt according to an industry expert. The U.S. is also threatening tariffs on $28 billion worth of Canadian exports, including dairy and lumber, with B.C. estimated to have 13% of that total share. Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday about the tariffs, but no details were disclosed. Businesses in B.C. are holding out hope for a resolution to the tariffs despite being given temporary reprieve by Trump's three-day pause, and may be eligible for emergency support from a $1.5 billion federal fund.
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President Donald Trump has announced a three-day pause on new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, which were set to take effect early Wednesday. The decision was made after the US and Canada reached a last-minute deal, according to Trump's social media post. The tariffs would have affected $20 billion worth of Canadian products, including hockey sticks, tongue depressors, electronics, dairy, alcohol, wood, and more.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said "substantial progress" had been made in the negotiations, but that important work still needs to be done. The deal will include comprehensive market access for all American goods, economic security commitments, digital trade alignment, among other provisions.

In a statement, Carney asked Canadian provinces to end their bans on US alcohol sales as part of the deal, with some provinces already willing to lift their restrictions pending a resolved agreement.

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Get daily National news “B.C., Quebec and Ontario would be the provinces that would be most damaged by these 338 tariffs, and those, of course, are important provinces both politically and for the entire economic engine of Canada,” Lisa Raitt with the Canada-U.S. Economic Relations Advisory Committee said.
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🔮 “That means for Canadian beekeepers, they have to lower their price to be able to move it to the U.S.; that’s a disaster, I will tell you.
2026-08-19 · Global News
B.C.’s honey producers brace for the sting of 50% new tariff from the U.S. · assertive framing

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B.C.’s honey producers are bracing for the sting of new 50 per cent tariffs as more than half of Canadian honey exports go south of the border. asserted
half → brace → border
“That means for Canadian beekeepers, they have to lower their price to be able to move it to the U.S.; that’s a disaster, I will tell you. asserted
I → mean → you
Lots of beekeepers will go bankrupt,” Iman Tabari with BCB Honey Farm said. asserted
Tabari → go → Farm
The U.S. is threatening tariffs on $28 billion worth of Canadian exports, from dairy to alcohol to plywood and honey. asserted
U.S. → threaten → plywood
B.C. has an estimated 13 per cent of the share of those exports, which is more than any other province. asserted
which → have → province
The deadline for those tariffs to be implemented was 9 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday. asserted
tariffs → implement → Tuesday
Around 7:30 p.m. PT, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he has paused the tariffs for three days as the U.S. and Canada have a deal about the Keystone XL Pipeline, subject to finalization of documents. asserted
U.S. → post → documents
But that still leaves B.C. businesses on shaky ground. asserted
that → leave → ground
Get daily National news “B.C., Quebec and Ontario would be the provinces that would be most damaged by these 338 tariffs, and those, of course, are important provinces both politically and for the entire economic engine of Canada,” Lisa Raitt with the Canada-U.S. Economic Relations Advisory Committee said. asserted
Raitt → get → Committee
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, but his office did not disclose any details of those talks. asserted
office → speak → talks
Global News has learned that sticking points include auto and lumber tariffs. asserted
points → learn → tariffs
“Resolving the lumber tariffs will enable prosperity. asserted
Resolving → resolve → prosperity
If we have additional tariffs, it’s going to be very difficult for the Canadian industry and it’s going to add significant costs to U.S. consumers,” Kim Haakstad with the Council of Forest Industries said. asserted
Haakstad → have → Industries
Premier David Eby says businesses hit by new tariffs can turn to a $1.5 billion federal emergency support fund, but with a record deficit, it’s not clear how much more the province can do to help. asserted
province → say → more
“If these tariffs come into effect this evening or tomorrow, we’ll certainly have more to share and we’ll certainly be there to support those forestry businesses and those value-added businesses,” Ravi Parmar, B.C.’s minister of forests, said. asserted
Parmar → come → forests
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