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Tariffs bite into US apple growers鈥 revenue
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The US Apple Association said on Wednesday that apple growers are suffering damage caused by the government鈥檚 trade policy.
The group, representing the country鈥檚 7,500 apple growers, about 40 state and regional apple associations and hundreds of apple-related companies, posted nine tweets on Wednesday on its official page, saying New York apple growers have discussed with Congress leaders on Capitol Hill critical trade issues affecting the industry.
The meeting was attended by two senators and four representatives, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Ellis Schumer, who is also a senator from the New York state, it said.
Jim Bair, head of the association, was quoted by the tweet as saying that harvest is kicking off across the US and that鈥檚 normally a season of enthusiasm, but this year the impact of tariffs imposed by trading partners to retaliate the US trade policy will be felt deeply across the industry.
In March, Mexico hit US apples with a 20 percent tariff in retaliation for US tariff hikes on steel and aluminum imports, the group said. Mexico is US apples鈥 top export market worth US$291 million in 2017.
鈥淭he recent trade agreement with Mexico is a good first step toward regaining that market, but it doesn鈥檛 diminish the barriers,鈥 said Kaari Stannard, head of the association鈥檚 New York Apples Sales. 鈥淕rowers are still faced with a 20 percent tariff to our largest market because of steel and aluminum retaliation.鈥
Canada is not yet a party to the new North American Free Trade Agreement, which could reopen duty-free access to the apple market of the two US neighbors. 鈥淎s our number three export market, it (Canada) needs to be (a NAFTA party),鈥 the association said.
Under the NAFTA, the US apple industry had quadrupled its exports to Mexico and doubled its exports to Canada with a combined volume of nearly US$450 million per year.
In addition, since the US apple industry gained full access to the Chinese market in 2015, its exports have risen to 2.5 million boxes per year and China is now the sixth largest export market of US apples.
In cooperation with Farmers for Free Trade, a leading US agricultural trade lobby group, the association in June placed advertisements on cable television, urging the White House to 鈥渆nd the trade war.鈥
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