MAINE PUBLIC • October 23, 2026
The Trump administration is creating tariff exemptions for Canadian products important to some agricultural sectors in Maine, according to Sen. Susan Collins. The exemptions announced on Friday will apply to nine categories of products, some of which are important to blueberry and apple growers, potato farmers and seaweed producers in Maine. But the announcement immediately became fodder for Maine's closely watched U.S. Senate race as Democrats accused Collins of seeking to mitigate economic damage that she helped to cause.