Trump confirms tariffs; There is no space for Mexico and Canada

Washington and New York., President Donald Trump ordered the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada and doubled the gravamen to China of 20 percent. With that he puts an end – now – to the intense negotiations of neighboring countries and the increasingly strong speculation between the economic dome about whether the president would squeeze the commercial trigger or not.

There is no room for Mexico or Canada. Tariffs will enter into force at midnighthe said, to make it clear that this time – unlike a month ago – there will be no going back. He declared that his goal with these measures is to offer incentives for manufacturers to transfer their plants back to the United States or invest here first.

During the last month, Trump had insisted that his goal with tariffs was to force Mexico and Canada to stop migratory flow and fentanyl to the United States, but on Monday afternoon that seemed to be secondary or forgot. It was after announcing them and his desire to force companies to produce in his country that, he recalled, Only to be understood, vast quantities of fentanil are flowing to our country from Mexico.

Returning to one of the central themes of his electoral campaign, he reiterated: “They have taken advantage of the United States for 40 years (…) They cannot get here and steal our money, steal our jobs, take our factories and take our businesses and not expect punishment. They are punished with tariffs. ” He added that What they have to do is build their automotive plants and other things in the United States, in which case there will be no tariffs. He never detailed who was referring, if investors or whole countries.

Chips and Honda cars, the first to invest

In the White House, the president appeared with the director of the largest computer manufacturer in the world to announce that Taiwan Semi will be making an investment of 100 billion dollars in a new plant in Arizona. He also made positive reference to the news that it is reported that Honda will be producing his new version of his Civic car in Indiana instead of Mexico as a result of tariffs.

According to agencies, Honda decided to produce its next -generation hybrid civic in Indiana, instead of Guanajuato, Mexico, to avoid possible tariffs on one of its best -selling car models. The beginning of the production in the Bajío was scheduled for November 2027; Now it was postponed to May 2028.

But not everyone is celebrating. The new tariffs could increase the average cost of a car in the United States between 3 thousand and 10,000 dollars per unit, according to local media in recent days. Farmers have expressed concern about reciprocal tariffs that other countries could impose American agrarian products, which would further damage an economic sector that is not thriving.

Trump seemed to recognize part of this yesterday by transmitting a typically cryptic message in social media that implied that all this will benefit farmers. To the great farmers in the United States: prepare to make many agricultural products to be sold within the United States. Tariffs will be applied to external products on April 2. District!

The United States, which has been a food exporter, today is a net importer when buying more food last year than never before, according to Bloomberg. It is anticipated that the entry of shipments from everything from avocados to coffee and sugar will conduct the country’s agricultural trade deficit to a record of 49 billion dollars this year this yearthe specialized business reported to cite official data.

Tariffs will surely increase the price of all these agricultural products, as several farmers have indicated The day In the past, and require more than a year in advance to change production in the domestic market.

Therefore, experts conclude that the immediate result of tariffs, if they are maintained, will be higher prices on food, cars and other products, which, they warn, could generate a political discontent. For now, it is a price that Trump is willing to pay in exchange for imposing his idea of America first.