Trump’s threat of tariffs not phasing Alberta cattle producers [Video]

Cattle producers in Alberta don’t appear to be overly concerned by the threat of tariffs by United States president-elect Donald Trump.

Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, said last week he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods coming into the U.S.

Graham Friesen with Buster Industries Ltd. is among those in the cattle industry who spoke with CTV News outside of the Innisfail Auction Mart on Wednesday.

He said the threat of tariffs is a negotiation tactic commonly used by Trump, and that it’s too early to be concerned about any sort of impact it could have.

“I think it’s a game. It’s a tactic that Trump uses,” he said. “He’s a game player. He’s serious about it, but it’s not thing that we can’t handle.”

Friesen says the industry is currently faring quite well.

“We are at an all-time high right now, this is the highest calf crop ever in Alberta,” he …