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Tariff war with U.S. could raise kosher food prices 50 to 60 percent in Canada: importer

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JL;DR SUMMARY Canada's largest kosher food importer, Altra Foods, faces potential price hikes of 50 to 60% due to a looming Canadian-imposed 25% import tariff on U.S. products amidst the ongoing trade war. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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KosherPassoverTariffsJewish AdvocacyKosher Food PricesGovernment PolicyTrade WarCanada U.S. RelationsAltra FoodsImport Restrictions

Places mentioned

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"Ultra Foods is based in Montreal."
United States
"3,000 items come in from the United States."
Israel
"They get half their products from Israel and the rest of the world."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"The Kashruth Organizations in Toronto and Montreal, are working together..."
Thailand
"There's different products that are sourced in Thailand, tuna."
Spain
"That's where it's made, olives, Spain."
Mexico
"They get a lot of meat from Mexico."
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Retrieved 2025-02-07 05:30:34 UTC
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