How Trumps trade war with Canada is squeezing a farm cidery in Albany

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News Source : Gothamist

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  • Nine Pin Ciderworks in North Albany uses 3.3 million pounds of apples each year to make around 150,000 gallons of cider.
  • Almost all of the apples come from an orchard in Kinderhook, about 21 miles away.
  • Most people drink Nine Pin’s ciders in cans — around 2.4 million cans each year.
  • And while those cans are manufactured by Ball Co.
  • in Saratoga, about 25 miles away, they’re made from imported aluminum sheets.
President Donald Trumps trade war with Canada has disrupted billions of dollars in economic activity, affecting everything from automobiles to Crown Royal whiskey.

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