The counter-triggers set up by the Trudeau government are starting to have their effect: it is now necessary to pay $ 13 for the large format of orange juice of the American brand Tropicana.
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At Metro, the 2.63 -liter container currently sells $ 12.99, compared to $ 10.99 previously. At Super C, the Metro discount subsidiary, the price is $ 12.49.
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At Provigo, the product was displayed at $ 13.54 Thursday, against $ 11.99 previously, before suddenly disappearing from the website of the supermarket chain which belongs to the Ontario giant Loblaw.
-At Maxi, the discount brand of the same group, the price is $ 9.50. The “tariff” label is affixed to indicate to customers that the product is affected by Canadian counter-tale.
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At IGA, we always offer the container of 2.63 liters of tropicana orange juice at a price of $ 10.99 Thursday. At Walmart, the price was $ 9.96.
For lovers of savings, orange juice in homemade brands, produced by Lassonde from Brazil oranges or other countries, is significantly cheaper. The 2.5 -liter container sells $ 6.50 at Maxi, $ 6.59 at Super C (on sale this week at $ 5.99) and $ 7.99 at Metro.
Recall that in March, Ottawa imposed counter-triggers of 25% out of $ 30 billion in American imports.
The list of affected products includes orange juice, peanut butter, spirits, wine, coffee, household appliances, clothes, shoes, motorcycles, cosmetics and certain paper products.
