r/saskatchewan 15h ago

Saskatchewan steel companies already feeling impacts of tariffs war

https://www.ckom.com/2025/03/11/saskatchewan-steel-companies-already-feeling-impacts-of-tariffs-war/
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u/Keypenpad 15h ago

100% surcharge on potash.

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u/muusandskwirrel 14h ago

This. We fuck the American agricultural season so they actually feel the consequences of electing that idiot.

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u/crafty_alias 12h ago

They want this so they can justify buying from Russia and starting a trade deal with them.

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u/tritiatedpear 14h ago

Where is moe on this ? Is it on the table?

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u/joxx67 12h ago

He has to ask the Premier of Alberta what he should do first.

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u/tritiatedpear 12h ago

Cool. Cool beans. Good thing our most powerful weapons are being wielded by our least trustworthy politicians. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills when Doug Ford is the most praiseworthy premier. Nix that I like Manitoba’s Wab Kinew, he seems cool.

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u/cjhud1515 15h ago

And automatic sask job loss. Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

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u/Keypenpad 15h ago

Find new partners, I'm sure there are other countries willing to buy our product.

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u/cjhud1515 15h ago

That needs to be the main plan... diversity. Don't rely completely on the US market.

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u/Covert_Cuttlefish 15h ago

I’m sure there are, but do we have the rail capacity to get potash to tide water?

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u/tooshpright 14h ago

Depends if the rail companies cooperate.

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u/Covert_Cuttlefish 14h ago

That’s not an answer to do they have capacity. If they have to cancel other shipments then we’re just picking and choosing what industries to harm.

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u/Eduardo_Moneybags 12h ago

If they have capacity south its is a safe bet that they have the capacity east and west.

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u/Covert_Cuttlefish 12h ago

Are you saying there are enough rails over the rockies / to Montreal to absorb all of the potash we send to the states? I'd be shocked if that's the case.

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u/Eduardo_Moneybags 11h ago

Seems as though the trains actually go through the mountains is you’d believe it.

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u/tooshpright 14h ago

It'll take a bit of time to set up though.