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Steel tariffs drive up grocery prices. Trump could fix it. | Opinion Tariffs have made it more expensive to can and sell American-grown foods in America than to import foods grown and canned abroad.

President Trump's latest tariff actions for steel and aluminum run counter to his America First trade agenda.

📰Read our press statement, as well as reactions from the Brewers Association and the American Fruit & Vegetable Coalition: https://www.cancentral.com/president-trumps-aluminum-and-steel-tariff-actions-hurt-americas-farmers-food-and-beverage-producers-and-can-manufacturers/

🥫These latest tariff actions are increasing the cost to make U.S. food and beverage cans—costs that ultimately ripple through to America's farmers, food and beverage producers, manufacturers, and consumers.

The reality is the U.S. does not currently have enough domestic capacity to meet demand for key inputs like hashtag steel and hashtag . Tariffs on these materials raise prices on American-made canned goods, making them less competitive to foreign filled cans. At a time when food security and affordability are top concerns, trade policies that increase costs across the U.S. supply chain risk doing more harm than good.

Can Manufacturers Institute continues to call for targeted tariff relief—supporting American farmers, food and beverage producers, and can manufacturers while ensuring consumers have access to affordable American-made goods!

Trump’s Aluminum and Steel Tariff Actions Hurt Americans Keeping foreign canned goods at lower tariffs undermines President Trump’s promises to make groceries affordable again.

On , CMI applauds Congressman Robert Wittman for introducing the Counting Aluminum Net Surplus (CANS) Act of 2026. This federal bill will assess how much aluminum is being lost to landfills or exported instead of being recycled domestically.

By studying aluminum disposal and recycling flows, policymakers will have actionable data to boost U.S. recycling systems and keep valuable materials, like aluminum, in the domestic supply chain. Improving aluminum recovery and keeping recyclable materials in the United States ultimately will help strengthen American manufacturing.

Can Manufacturers Institute and its members are acting to improve recycling rates for beverage cans. Through policy advocacy and on-the-ground activations, including Every Can Counts U.S. and the Recycling Society's Recycling Contest, we are making a difference!

CMI Supports CANS Act of 2026 On Global Recycling Day, CMI applauds Congressman Wittman for introducing the Counting Aluminum Net Surplus (CANS) Act of 2026.

We are excited to partner with the Global Beverage Can Circularity Alliance to discuss exciting innovations driving the aluminum beverage can's circularity success! Hope to see you at

Register: https://international-aluminium.org/events/aluminium-in-action-closing-the-circularity-loop/