Experts believe grocery prices will increase in the wake of U.S. tariffs, but it will not happen all at once. (Photo: Wickedgood | Dreamstime.com)

By David Opinko / with files from Canadian Press

Shoppers will see some food prices rise because of tariffs, but not all at once

Mar 5, 2025 | 10:47 AM

Now that Canada and the U.S. are in a trade war, consumers can expect some prices to rise at the grocery store but not on all products, and not all at once.

Gary Sands of the Federation of Independent Grocers says stores are already getting price increase requests from some of their suppliers.

After U.S. President Donald Trump enacted sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods Tuesday, Canada responded with tariffs of its own on a broad range of U.S. imports.

These include food products like orange juice, peanut butter, alcohol and coffee.

University of Guelph food economy professor Mike Von Massow says once Canada’s second round of retaliatory tariffs comes into play later this month, the effects will likely be more pronounced at the grocery store.

The Canadian government says the second round would include fruits and vegetables, beef, pork and dairy.

Two websites provide lists of Albertan and Canadian food products, which you can learn more about in the articles below.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 5, 2025.

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