Now he sells all his grain in the USA. UU., Tariff threats have this farmer of Manitoba ‘running against time’

Tariff threats constantly change the Trump administration have caused some companies to begin to send their products to the US.

That includes the grain farmer Landon Friesen, co -owner of Southman Ag Ventures. Its facilities are based on Crystal City, a small community from Manitoba less than 200 kilometers southwest of Winnipeg.

As its farm is only one hour by car from an agricultural terminal in Langdon, ND, Frieen has regularly sold grains like wheat directly to US clients.

In general, wheat harvested in autumn will be carried out in Canadian Silos for months and is transported during most winter to the United States.

Not this year. FRIEEN says that the work that will normally be extended For many months Now it is being done in two months.

It has been an occupied season of pressing as much as we can before we can before the possible rate. We do not know if he (Donald Trump) will extend it again or if this is going to be, said.

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The tariffs have this manitoba wheat farmer that transports grain to northern Dakota in a hurried deadline

The Canadian farmer of grains Landon Fri -fieen needs to obtain most of his harvest on the border of the United States months earlier than expected to try to avoid tariffs on Canadian wheat. CBC News got on one of its trucks for a trip from Crystal City, Man., To Dakota del Norte to discover what tariffs mean for this part of the Rural Area of ​​Canada.

In a moment, I was making the trip through the border three times a day.

FRIESEN AND INDUSTRY GROUPS (New window) Let’s say that proposed rates would probably reduce the price that Americans are willing or can pay for Canadian agricultural products.

Friese expects a 25 percent tariff to remove at least so much from the price he obtains for his grains. When moving it through the border now, avoid risking that loss.

Our final result is not large enough to absorb that, He said, noting that his total wheat harvest this year goes to North Dakota. It has 230 loads to transport, and CBC News rode along with it and No. 228.

That compares with the same time in 2024, when Friese says that he had only taken 15 to 20 percent of his wheat through the border.

The grain will not go wrong, but our markets are going to close or the tariff will damage the markets. And that’s what we are running against time said.

It is not clear how much grain is crossing the border earlier this year. In 2023, Canada exported more than $ 1 billion (New window) to the US.

CHS, the terminal operator in Langdon, says he is closely monitoring imminent tariffs and will work to guarantee access to global trade routes for US farmers.

The situation is fluid and we are focused on continuing to serve our clients better, A company representative wrote in an email.

Tariffs could reduce the prices from which growers can obtain

Lower prices would be expected for the Canadian grain in case of tariffs, according to JP Gervais, chief economist of Farm Credit Canada.

While initially, tariffs would make American buyers in front of a higher price for the Canadian grain, Gervais says that they are less likely to want to pay that.

The markets will delay the highest price in the US. said.

Gervais says that it is very difficult to predict what will come for Canadian farmers, however, because other countries come into play.

In particular, trade between China and the United States and Canada will affect the prices that Canadian farmers can demand in international markets because China is a Huge player In basic products.

He says that Canadian farmers can not only change who they sell and where without incurring costs.

The fact is that diversification and all impacts will increase the costs of doing business for Canadian companies, and that will have an impact for Canadian consumers, said.

Friese says that, despite the additional work, his team is putting, he understands and respects US political decisions.

I mean, these are our neighbors to the south. We have made life with them, right? We do not have a large border wall. There has always been much respect for each other, said.

He also said that he knows that tariffs could harm the industry in Canada, along with the increase in consumer costs as well. But as someone who has lived near the United States border for years, awaits a friendly solution.

We all need to get along. We cannot collect and move.

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