4 Foods to Stock Up On Before Tariffs Take Effect

Eating Well ^ | 2/27/2025 | Candace Nagy

[jeffc]

More than half of the fresh red meat imported to the U.S. comes from Canada...

Why are we importing red meat? And what percentage of beef we Americans eat is "half"? I doubt it can be much.....

[central_va]

Tariffs can be a complex economic tool with a mix of advantages and drawbacks. Let's look at some potential benefits:

1. Protection of Domestic Industries: By imposing tariffs on imported goods, domestic industries can be shielded from foreign competition. This can help new or struggling industries grow and establish themselves in the market.
2. Revenue Generation: Tariffs can be a significant source of revenue for the government, which can then be used for public services and infrastructure development.
3. Promotion of Local Employment: Protecting domestic industries can lead to job creation within the country, as local businesses might hire more workers to meet demand.
4. Trade Negotiation Lever: Tariffs can be used as a bargaining chip in international trade negotiations. By imposing or threatening tariffs, countries can pressure trade partners to agree to favorable terms.
5. Encouragement of Domestic Consumption: Higher prices on imported goods can encourage consumers to buy locally-produced products, which can boost the domestic economy.

[Tommy Revolts]

I don't care. I might pay more but I'll be getting better quality and flavor.

Produce from Mexico sucks. I'm already stocked up on Legumes. I get my meat and
seafood within the U.S.

[jjotto]

USDA tracks such imports.

https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/sb3978279?locale=en

Agricultural Marketing Service
“Imported Meat Passed for Entry”

[ChildOfThe60s]

I live on the KY Bourbon Trail. We don’t need no stinkin’ Canadian whisky. I have 150 200 Rick houses within 1/2 drive. Enough to float a battleship. ha ha

[DFG]

nuts!

[cherry]

so these items will be more expensive...meaning fewer purchases which means less profit...which means lowering the initial price.....

[The Great RJ]

More fear mongering. Trump is using tariffs as leverage in negotiations with foreign countries. The US is the single largest market for goods produced in foreign countries and they can ill afford to lose their market share or engage in a tariff war that they will certainly lose. Even if the tariffs remain in place, domestic production will soon fill the void left by foreign imports.

[Miami Rebel]

” Even if the tariffs remain in place, domestic production will soon fill the void left by foreign imports.”

With all due respect, that’s nonsense.

First, the cost of producing simple products like apparel is vastly more expensive (by a factor of 3-to-4 times) domestically, so that a 20 or 25% tariff won’t make Lands End switch sources from Sri Lanka to North Carolina.

Second, corporations won’t make multi-billion dollar decisions about capital allocation based on trade wars. Aside from the magnitude of the capital required to on-shore production, there’s the simple fact that building an appliance factory in Marietta or Elko would take years, by which time the trade war will be a distant memory. We will never see a resurgence in US appliance manufacturing.

[Salman]

All 4 on this list are things that are also produced in the USA and can be produced in greater quantities again.

Indeed the USA can be self sufficient without suffering. We span a continent after all.

[Sirius Lee]

Tequila is a vegetable.

[central_va]

We will never see a resurgence in US appliance manufacturing.

Not unless we round up and "take care of" Free Traitors™.

[central_va]

Revenue Generation: Tariffs can be a significant source of revenue for the government, which can then be used for public services and infrastructure development.

[Miami Rebel]

“All 4 on this list are things that are also produced in the USA and can be produced in greater quantities again.
Indeed the USA can be self sufficient without suffering. We span a continent after all.”

A simple understanding of economics would suggest that were there no cost to US production there’d be no imports of any of those items. Undoubtedly our soil could produce these items, but US consumers would pay more.

[CodeToad]

America can provide all we need.

[CodeToad]

P.S. Except for Scotch. That comes from Scotland, but there are direct suppliers without the tariffs.

[1Old Pro]

We’ll adjust, no panic here.

[central_va]

Yes, the USA is a world power that can't even supply it's army with domestically produced boots, uniforms and medicines. Free Traitors™ such as you, must be very proud.

[ZULU]

Salt and pepper stooge tean.

[Hang'emAll]

I switched over to KY Bourbon years ago. Now that I am on fixed income I cannot afford the 50 to 100+ dollar a month habit so I drink mainly Wild Turkey on the rocks.

The flavor is acceptable when you let the Ice melt and is much more affordable for me. I do drink the stuff neat when others are buying like birthdays.