U.S. Industries are bracing for a 'Trump tariff trickle down,' with costs of goods from the US's closest trade partners expected to see a mark-up.

The White House says President's Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will take effect Saturday.

Consumers are likely to see the biggest impact on the cost of fruits, nuts, and vegetables from Mexico, and Canadian wheat, canola, soybeans, and meats.

Mike Rulli tells 21 News that grocery stores may need to quickly turn to produce from warmer states like Arizona, Florida, and California to avoid skyrocketing prices for customers, and costs for grocery stores. 

"Hopefully the negotiations are settled soon with Canada and Mexico, so the markets remain stable," he adds.

Even should grocers turn to products grown stateside, those farmers could still contend with price hikes.

Potash, a potassium-based fertilizer used across a variety of crops, is largely imported from Canada. That could mean a bigger expense for farmers, cutting into their profits per acre.

"It just obviously would affect our overall cost of production," TJ Gross of Hillcrest Farms in Columbiana said. "That would affect what we need to try to sell the crop for to make money."

Those effects would not be felt for the 2025 season, Gross adds, because that fertilizer has already been purchased and likely placed. But there is growing uncertainty on how increased production costs could impact the profit margins for later seasons.

"We don't exactly know what the effect of the tariffs is gonna be yet," he concluded.