CANADA has been turning away unvaccinated American truckers at the border this past weekend thwarting food to auto parts to building supply between two of the biggest trading partners in the world, reports Bloomberg.
Only 50-60 per cent of US truckers are vaccinated, according to the American Trucking Associations. The rules will make thousands of drivers ineligible for cross-border shipments, exacerbating a shortage at a time when the transportation industry is already strained.
Manufacturers are warning they may be forced to slow production and will likely face higher costs from the snarling of a supply chain that depends on an open border for the movement of some US$45 billion worth of goods every month. Canada is the top export market for 32 US states, according to the US Department of Commerce.
Shipping will get disrupted in both directions, as the US is the set to impose its own vaccine mandate on foreign travellers on January 22.
'I'm sure you've been to a grocery store and seen empty shelves, and it's not going to get any better,' said Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University and one of Canada's top experts on the food supply chain.
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Only 50-60 per cent of US truckers are vaccinated, according to the American Trucking Associations. The rules will make thousands of drivers ineligible for cross-border shipments, exacerbating a shortage at a time when the transportation industry is already strained.
Manufacturers are warning they may be forced to slow production and will likely face higher costs from the snarling of a supply chain that depends on an open border for the movement of some US$45 billion worth of goods every month. Canada is the top export market for 32 US states, according to the US Department of Commerce.
Shipping will get disrupted in both directions, as the US is the set to impose its own vaccine mandate on foreign travellers on January 22.
'I'm sure you've been to a grocery store and seen empty shelves, and it's not going to get any better,' said Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University and one of Canada's top experts on the food supply chain.
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