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Florida
​"[Tariffs are] putting people like us in a world of hurt. It’s really, really scary right now," said Kelly Cordova. Florida Keys Fishermen export 70-80% of spiny lobster abroad. (Local 10, 4/23/2025)
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Georgia
"An item price in two weeks could be a different price... As a small business, time is money and inventory is money,” said Patrice Hull, an Atlanta small business owner hurting from price increases. (WSBTV, 4/19/2025)
Maine
"If this continues on months and months and tariffs are up and down and we start getting price increases from other suppliers, we’ll have no choice but to raise our prices,"Mark Ferguson said. (News Center Maine, 4/14/2025)
Washington
“I never thought geopolitics would get in the way of making delicious pizza, yet here we are," said Joe Fugere. Tariffs mean his pizzerias will pay $200k/year more annually for Italian tomatoes, cheese, and flour to make authentic Neapolitan pizza. (Seattle Times, 4/16/2025)
Georgia
“If we can’t export this product, that means the U.S. industry is going to have to scale back on production. And when we scale back on production, we’re going to have losses of jobs across the country.” - Greg Tyler AtlantaNewsFirst, 4/25/2025)
Oregon
“Everybody is waiting to play chicken right now to see what’s going to happen before we raise prices,” said Greg Hogan of Dave Smith Decoys. (KOIN News Portland, 4/21/2025)
Utah
"We’re already fighting for every customer to come in our door... But when you’re always changing prices on them, I think it feels scary for us." - Hip and Humble (The Daily Utah Chronicle, 4/16/2025)
Tennessee
Bill DeMain of Walkin Nashville tours is "absolutely certain"recent Canadian cancelations in his tourism-based business are because of the Trump Trade war. "I can feel the effects of it immediately. (CBS Evening News, 4/25/2025)
Iowa
“If they’re looking for ‘America First’, local food is what ‘America First’ could look like," Iowan Peter Kraus said.
Iowa was set to receive $11.3m in USDA funding that allowed local schools to purchase food from local Iowa farms before the Trump terminated it. (Iowa Capital Dispatch, 3/11/2025)
Iowa
“We’re actually holding off on investments today because we don’t know what tariffs are gonna be or what they’re gonna do,” said Randy Walter, CEO of Timberline Manufacturing in Marion, Iowa. (KCRG Cedar Rapids, 4/18/2025)
Ohio
Todd Allmand, a Trump supporter, makes water taxis for dolphin tours in his central Ohio factory. Tariffs meant he "went from moving full steam ahead to having the rug pulled out from under him." (Local 12 News, 4/9/2025)
Connecticut
More than 25% of Americans are using Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) apps to afford groceries as costs of food go up.
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"What it speaks to is the sense of urgency consumers have in terms of paying for food for their home," Wayne Pesce CT Food Assn President said. (NBC Connecticut, 4/29/2025)
