Vermont cheese companies face anxiety over tariffs
Vermont’s dairy producers are losing markets and face rising distribution costs for products sent to China — and within the United States.
The announcement of Trump administration tariffs on some $300 billion in Chinese-made products could further hurt an already struggling dairy and cheesemaking industry.
U.S. farm products that are shipped out — such as the whey and whey protein left over from making cheese — brought in over $5 billion globally in 2018, according to the 2018 Census.
As of this year, since a first round of tariffs were introduced, creameries in New England have experienced more than $4 million in losses, according to Doug DiMento, director of corporate communications for AgriMark, which oversees Cabot Creamery’s corporate body.
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