{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"culture: the word on cheese","provider_url":"https:\/\/culturecheesemag.com","author_name":"Alana Pedalino","author_url":"https:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/author\/alana\/","title":"Tariff Turmoil: Why America's Trade Policy Rocked the Global Cheese Industry | culture: the word on cheese","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BJZlUlAkN6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/stories\/american-trump-tariffs-cheese-industry-switzerland\/\">Tariff Turmoil: Why America&#8217;s Trade Policy Rocked the Global Cheese Industry<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/stories\/american-trump-tariffs-cheese-industry-switzerland\/embed\/#?secret=BJZlUlAkN6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Tariff Turmoil: Why America&#8217;s Trade Policy Rocked the Global Cheese Industry&#8221; &#8212; culture: the word on cheese\" data-secret=\"BJZlUlAkN6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Heres_How_-_1908_cartoon_about_Tariffs_by_J_Keppler_Jr_RGB.jpg","thumbnail_width":1409,"thumbnail_height":1600,"description":"For the specialty cheese industry, \u201cLiberation Day\u201d was anything but liberating. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order implementing a broad set of new tariffs, or taxes on products imported from other countries, dubbing the occasion \u201cLiberation Day\u201d in recognition of what he called the United States\u2019 \u201cdeclaration of economic independence.\u201d The order announced unprecedented tariffs of 10 to 50 percent across a broad range of trading partners, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland\u2014key suppliers of cheese to the US."}