We have been hearing the warnings about tariffs raising prices for the past two months.
Now we are starting to see some of those predicted price hikes, and they begin in the waters off of Canada.
At Barlion’s Seafood and Poultry, located at Cincinnati’s Findlay Market, owner Richard Barlion is starting to see foreign tariffs have an impact.
“Definitely,” Barlion said. “Everything is starting to tick up a little bit.”
Much of his fresh fish comes from other countries, especially Canada.
And his suppliers of that fish have raised prices about 10 percent this month.
“Cod has been going up,” he said. “Halibut, that’s from Nova Scotia, Canada, and our swordfish is from Brazil through Mexico.”
Hear Barlion describe his struggles to avoid tariff price hikes in the video below:
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