The move comes after a vulnerable Republican candidate said she lobbied for the change, saying Maine farmers reply on specialist equipment and other products from Canada that are difficult or expensive to replace with American alternatives.

The move comes after a vulnerable Republican candidate said she lobbied for the change, saying Maine farmers reply on specialist equipment and other products from Canada that are difficult or expensive to replace with American alternatives.

Senator Susan Collins said Maine farmers “rely on specialised equipment, packaging materials, and other products from Canada” that are difficult or expensive to replace with American alternatives.

The move comes after a vulnerable Republican candidate said she lobbied for the change, saying Maine farmers reply on specialist equipment and other products from Canada that are difficult or expensive to replace with American alternatives.

With an incumbent Maine US senator from his own party locked in a tight re-election battle, President Donald Trump signed an order to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry products in a move that could benefit companies from the northern state.

The Trump administration is expanding tariff exemptions to more Canadian products, a move that may help boost Republican Senator Susan Collins’ reelection campaign in Maine.

The easing of tariffs will apply to products including "plywood sheets, some paper products, certain machinery and refrigeration equipment," the White House said in a statement.

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President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order to remove 50% ​tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry products, which could boost agriculture firms dependent on those goods.

President Donald Trump is exempting some imports — including plywood sheets, packing crates and some machinery — from the 50% tariffs he slapped on $20 billion worth of Canadian products over the summer.

US President Donald Trump has announced changes to his 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, removing duties on 22 products while adding 100 others to the list.The White House announced the changes...

Susan Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine's senate race, but voters in Bangor say her three decades of familiarity may be impossible to beat.