U.S. tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber may not arrive until next month, according to interviews President Donald Trump and his top commerce official gave to media outlets this weekend.
Trump threatened Friday he may hit Canadian lumber and dairy with “reciprocal” tariffs, which he said could come within days.
But U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber will wait until April.
Lutnick said 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will take effect Wednesday as scheduled, which the White House has said would stack on top of the other duties imposed on Canada….