‘Drama’ on tariffs against Canada, Mexico causes uncertainty for businesses [Video]

PHOENIX — After the Trump administration announced Monday an agreement to pause potential tariffs against Canadian imports, one supply chain expert told 12News the whiplash of tariff news coming out of Washington D.C. is not helpful to U.S. businesses.

“This sort of a back and forth, creating uncertainty amongst workers, amongst consumers, amongst businesses, and amongst countries is not something that businesses like,” said Regents Professor Sunderesh Heragu at Oklahoma State University.

Over the weekend President Trump also announced a one-month tariff delay with Mexico after that country agreed to add security at the border and the U.S. agreed to take additional steps to stop the flow of guns into Mexico.

The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce said over the weekend Arizona’s agriculture and manufacturing sectors would bear the …