In the United States, citizens are actively stocking up on food due to Trump's duties

US citizens are stocking up on food due to the introduction of duties on imported goods by the American leader Donald Trump. This was reported on April 9 by The Independent newspaper.

"Americans are stocking up on essential goods as Trump's tariffs take effect," the article says.

One of the interlocutors of the publication said that he buys double portions of products, such as beans, canned food and flour. He buys products with a long shelf life because he is "preparing for the worst."

In addition, many Americans believe that because of the Trump administration, product prices will rise sharply in the country.

Manish Kapoor, the founder of the GCG logistics company, also told the newspaper that tariffs are now reawakening people's fears about empty store shelves during the coronavirus pandemic.

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On April 2, Trump announced large-scale trade measures: base tariffs of 10% are being introduced for all products supplied to the United States. For the EU, this figure has been raised to 20%, and for China — to 34%. Later, the United States raised duties against China to 104%.

On April 8, Trump announced that the US duties imposed bring about $2 billion in profit to the state treasury. In addition, Trump added that more than 70 countries have expressed their willingness to negotiate with the United States on the issue of imposed duties.