Kentucky Bourbon Maker Victor Yarbrough on Trump Tariffs' Impact on Business
CBS NewsApril 7, 20255 min194,677 views
22 connections·28 entities in this video→Immediate Impact of Tariffs on Bourbon Exports
- 🎯 Victor Yarbrough, CEO of Brough Brothers Distillery, experienced an immediate impact from U.S. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
- 📉 A deal to export bourbon to Canada (specifically New Brunswick) was effectively suspended due to trade tensions.
- ⚠️ The 25% tariff was already too high for the UK market in 2019, forcing Brough Brothers to pull out.
Retaliatory Tariffs and Global Markets
- 🌍 Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on $21 billion worth of American goods, including whiskey.
- 📈 The European Union, a top importer of American spirits, also imposed tariffs on U.S. goods, impacting sales forecasted to be about 2.35% of Brough Brothers' overall sales.
- 🚀 Brough Brothers planned to re-enter the UK market and expand into France and Germany in 2025, but a 50% tariff would be a non-starter.
Broader Industry Concerns
- 📊 The threat of tariffs, decreased consumption, and oversupply create a
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