Tag: Dairy


  • Import Ban Day

    At 12:01 a.m. on September 29 the United States stopped accepting roughly $967 million in Canadian dairy, motorcycles and beverages under a revived 1930 statute. Three days on, the measure has exposed how little protection CUSMA now offers, how exposed single-market exporters have become, and how few good options remain on either side. OTTAWA, October…

  • Ban Takes Hold

    Washington’s Section 338 prohibition on nearly US$1 billion of Canadian dairy, alcohol and motorcycles came into force on September 29, converting a tariff wall into a closed door and leaving Canadian exporters with no duty-paid workaround. OTTAWA, October 1, 2026. At 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, September 29, United States Customs and Border Protection…

  • Import Ban Bite

    Washington closed its market to roughly US$1 billion of Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles on September 29. The volumes are small, the precedent is not, and Canadian exporters now face a customs regime in which paying the duty is no longer an option. OTTAWA, September 30, 2026 | A United States prohibition on the importation…

  • India NZ Deal

    Piyush Goyal confirms the India and New Zealand free trade agreement enters into force on 20 October, delivering duty-free access for the whole of India’s export basket and a twenty billion dollar investment commitment NEW DELHI, 21 September 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting Trade Desk India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal confirmed on Monday…

  • Whey Ban Looms

    Eight days before Washington bars Canadian whey from entering the United States, customs guidance is still unpublished, the global protein market is already short, and the loudest voice against the ban is the American dairy processing industry ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, September 21, 2026 At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 29, Canadian whey stops…

  • Import Ban Day

    Washington’s Section 338 prohibitions on Canadian alcohol, dairy proteins, molasses and large motorcycles take effect Tuesday, converting a 50 per cent tariff wall into an outright border closure for roughly $846 million in annual trade OTTAWA, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 At 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, September 29, a set of Canadian goods that have…

  • Whey Cut Off

    A niche dairy ingredient has become the sharpest pressure point in the Canada-U.S. trade war, with prices up two and a half times in a year and both governments squeezing the same supply chain from opposite ends TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 Whey protein concentrate is not a product that usually generates headlines. It is a…

  • Ban Clock Ticks

    Washington’s Section 338 import prohibition on Canadian spirits, dairy derivatives and heavy motorcycles takes effect on September 29. A last minute push in the United States Senate to repeal the authority and refund the duties collected under it is unlikely to reach the President’s desk in time. OTTAWA, September 25, 2026 Canadian exporters of whisky,…

  • Delhi NZ Deal

    India and New Zealand exchanged ratification instruments on Monday and set 20 October as the date their free trade agreement takes effect. India secures duty-free access for all of its exports from day one; New Zealand gets 57 per cent of its export lines immediately, rising toward 95 per cent. NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON, 21…

  • Import Ban Era

    Eleven days remain before Washington closes the border to Canadian dairy, packaged alcohol and large motorcycles. A duty-stacking reversal already in force pushes some combined rates to 75 per cent. What importers and exporters need to do now. OTTAWA AND WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting The Canada-United States trade dispute crossed a…