Kentucky exported $43 million of whiskey to Canada — and the state imported $40.3 million of the liquor from Canada.
A number of Canadian provincial leaders have responded to President Trump's tariffs with restrictions on the sale of U.S. goods.
"The tariffs right now are going to affect us, but farmers are resilient and they plan for this," Bruce Langley, with Langley Farms, said.
Forman’s third quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Lawson Whiting called Canada’s response to a 25% tariff, “disproportionate.”
The tariffs began Tuesday as the President demands those countries do more to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.
Governor Andy Beshear is asking Canadian leaders to reconsider tariffs on Kentucky goods, particularly the state's signature spirit.
Canadian provinces have restricted American alcohol sales as part of retaliatory measures against President Trump’s tariffs.
Canada's retaliation against U.S. tariffs hits Kentucky's bourbon industry hard, with potential ripple effects across the state's economy.