America’s Food Banks Brace for Impact of Trump Tariffs [Video]

Operators of food banks and pantries in America are bracing for President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other White House policies that they anticipate will have a “horrific” impact on their operations.

Trump put a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada on February 4. However, once those 30 days are up, Americans might experience price rises on food imported from those two countries, unless the tariffs are renegotiated.

A study from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) found 63 percent of vegetable imports and 47 percent of the fruit and nut imports into the U.S. are from Mexico.

The U.S. imported around $38.5 billion in agricultural goods from Mexico, per the USDA, as it is the U.S.’s biggest trading partner.

Newsweekhas contacted the White House and Department of Health and Human …