Kanadas Alkoholverbote führten zu einem Rückgang der Exporte um 63 Prozent, so ein US-Branchenverband
Canada’s booze bans led to 63 per cent fall in exports: U.S. industry body
Kanadas Alkoholverbote führten zu einem Rückgang der Exporte um 63 Prozent, so ein US-Branchenverband
Canada’s booze bans led to 63 per cent fall in exports: U.S. industry body
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Good. For a country that doesn’t need us or honour trade agreements that’s what they deserve.
Ohhh noooo…anyway.
As the saying goes..fafo.
Younger people are also drinking far less, which is a good thing.
Needs to go higher
keep it up
I thought they didn’t need us? 🤔
Wow, who ever would have thought that banning the sale of something in all but two provinces would lead to a major fall in sales?
People can downvote me all they want for saying this but we need to be very careful on stuff like this. We don’t have the leverage that we seem to think we do. Canada makes up a very small percentage of US booze producers sales (for example Jack Daniels parent CEO saying Canada only accounts for like 1% of global sales) wheras the US makes up a huge percentage of Canadian booze producers sales (Crown Royal for example is made in Canada but 80-90% of their sales are US ). They have banned exactly zero Canadian products but if they decided to retaliate and ban Canadian booze, it would more or less completely shut down our booze industry. This is petty and it is almost certainly going to backfire. Many Canadians are pissed at the us right now and wouldn’t buy their products but at least give consumers the choice.
>Canada’s provincial bans on U.S. booze led to a 63 per cent decline **in U.S. alcohol exports to Canada last year**
Global… writing a misleading title. The way its written is there was a 63% drop in US exports across the board, not just Canada.
Thoughts and prayers
So you got the steak, let me add the sides and desert.
**Sides:**.
Countries other than Canada have levied tax on US booze as part of ***their*** tariff response, so other markets are down across the board.
This causes a knock on problem as stock is building up. Holding finished Bourbon needs to be put in government approved, bonded warehouses which raise costs. It’s also subject to ***much*** higher taxes. One of the major distillers reported an *additional* $75 Million in taxes last year.
Long term The supply chain is a major issue as there’s a 3 year horizon to make new product. How that’s manages is a mystery with the on again / off again tariff decisions.
**Dessert:**.
Kentucky is feeling this the most as Bourbon is one of their biggest industries and is getting just creamed. They are consistently one of the poorest states in the US, and voted 65% Trump three times in a row.
Can I offer you some Whisky or Rye to finish your meal?
Is this what they call “leverage”?
We’re shutting down vegas! Bye bye vegas.. bye bye
63%? That’s a good start.
Womp, womp
Even if the booze does eventually go back on the shelf, I wonder how many people will still refuse to buy it based on what’s happened?
So many amazing Italian wines are making their way here that normally wouldn’t be, to fill the California wine gap, and I’m ALLLLLLL for it. So much better
What I admire about this is while the provincial governments acted to do this, it was by popular demand. This isn’t a case of a government imposing its negotiating positions, it’s the choice of the people. I feel it’s so much stronger.
What a bunch of whiny little babies. Embarrassing really…
Who In Canada is buying the other 37% ? Alberta, Saskatchewan ?
Explain like I am 5…The US has listed the booze ban as a trade irritant. In the upcoming trade talks, if the US wants the booze ban lifted, does Carney’s government have the power to make provinces start selling it again or would that still be up to the provincial governments?
If Americans were true patriots they’d increase their booze consumption to take up the slack. Don’t they care about distilleries and the associated jobs?
Good work buds!
I think people are waking up to the fact that drinking is bad for your health. That plus booze ban equals … I can’t math right now.
They don’t need anything from us.
Way too low.
Isn’t that just a kick in the head… well deserved and so eloquently delivered
Barely a passing grade… we can do better!
So alberta and Saskatchewan citizens drink 37% of the country’s American imported booze?? Wow somebody has some drinking issues
I’m never buying America booze ever again whether it’s on the shelf or not. That bridge has been burned.
US tariffs has led to reduced exports from Canada on a much larger scale FU.
Can’t say I’ve missed it.
If it isn’t the consequences of your own actions lol
Stop complaining to us and start going after the administration for tariffs. That’s the solution and it’s a very easy one.
They don’t need us right.
Sounds fantastic. Drives me to do more buying from anywhere except from the U.S.
I guess US producers could move production to Canada.
I was hoping to see what overall hit on their total sales that’s had. Closest I could see is this sentence:
> The “ongoing trade frictions” have meant that U.S. distilleries lost 3.5 per cent of their workforce, nearly 1,000 jobs, from September 2024 to September 2025, Swonger told the committee.
Haven’t missed ‘Murican booze at all.
„The “ongoing trade frictions” have meant that U.S. distilleries lost 3.5 per cent of their workforce, nearly 1,000 jobs, from September 2024 to September 2025, Swonger told the committee.“
Bet the US wasn’t expecting that to be an outcome of this stupid trade war they started.
„We don’t need Canadians.“
1 year later.
„The Canadians refusing American alcohol has created a 64% loss-“
Rookie numbers
If they put it back on the shelves I still won’t buy it!
This is one positive aspect of the tariffs. As an American, the cost of high quality bourbon has gone down because they are having a heck of a time selling it on export.
It’s so cheap that a liter bottle now costs the equivalent of a tank of gas, oh wait, half a tank, oh wait a quarter tank … OH GOD, these tariffs and wars are screwing me over!!
That legit way higher then I thought it would be, ngl though wish it was a tiny bit higher.
Do they want free trade? I thought they didn’t..
nice to see some good news every now and then
Those exports to Canada were backstopping the high output, lower quality, low margin swill they pushed in the domestic American market. And when the high quality, high margin buyer got cut out of the loop it drastically impacted the producers operating margins and many of them are dropping like flies hitting the fly swatter.
And I have zero sympathy. We have been overpaying on US output for years, even with the alcohol taxes levied on domestic consumption. You the Canadian consumer have been subsidizing the US consumer. This is not the first product type this has occurred. For years through the 2000’s through 2022 it has been a common issue.
Its death is welcomed. Trump unintentionally did us a favour.
Sad that it isn’t 100%.