Canadians protest imports of US toxic waste amid Trump tariff war

It's possible many shippers will be cautious about new orders the first few days after tariffs are implemented to gauge if the tariffs are temporary,

said C.H. Robinson's Global Forwarding president, Mike Short

There's clear evidence shippers north of the border were desperate to get loads into the U.S. before midnight on Monday this week,

said Dean Croke, principal analyst at DAT

Dry freight Mexican shippers did not appear to react the same way except for produce shippers,

Croke said

As soon as that Lutnick quote came out we dropped almost a penny,

said Michael Goshko, senior market analyst at Convera Canada ULC

I can’t understand why the government wants to expropriate the land for the benefit of an American company, especially when we have an alternative solution,

Blainville mayor Liza Poulin said

We cannot emphasize enough the seriousness of the situation,

wrote Stablex CEO Michel Perron

The Quebec government conducted its own analyses and made its choice in the interest of the Quebec community,

said Maxime Couture, a spokesperson for the company

This is a particularly horrific move by Trump to loot our public lands by handing the keys to the kingdom over to big business,

Spivak said

Consumers end up paying for the tariffs in the form of higher home prices,

he added

Trump’s order will unleash the chainsaws and bulldozers on our beautiful, irreplaceable federal forests,

said Randi Spivak, public lands policy director at the Center for Biological Diversity

Hotter temperatures caused by climate change, in turn, create dry forest conditions that are more susceptible to fire,

said a spokesperson for Earthjustice

Brooke Rollinsagriculture Secretary

As far as specific exemptions and carveouts for the agriculture industry, perhaps for potash and fertilizer, et cetera — to be determined,

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday, ... according to Bloomberg

We share the President's objective to build more American cars and create lasting American jobs. We look forward to working with him and his team,

the company said in a statement

Tariffs are going to have a ripple down effect that could severely harm our business,

a technology manager said

The incoming tariffs are causing our products to increase in price. Sweeping price increases are incoming from suppliers. Most are noting increases in labor costs,

a purchase manager in the machinery sector said in the ISM manufacturing survey for February

Many contacts reported difficulty setting prices and noted ambiguity around costs, largely as a result of uncertain international trade policy,

the Atlanta Fed reported

Adding to the gloomier picture in February was a sharp rise in costs, which companies were often unable to pass on to customers due to weak demand,

he said

I absolutely am weighing in … things like potash, nitrogen, I’d throw peat moss in there, too, because that’s important to horticulture and mushroom growers,

Thompson said

You cannot export a potash mine,

said Jamie Tronnes, the executive director of the Center for North American Prosperity and Security, a group that pushes for stronger ties between the U.S. and Canada

We’ve been advising clients, like, don’t look at this as a first 100-day thing. This is going to be the pace for the next three years and 10 months,

Cutler told PI