Still, the threat of a trade war revealed just how much we rely on imports from those countries, especially our northern neighbor. Minnesota imports more than $14 billion worth of products from Canada annually.

In a statement, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) claims Trump's tariffs will raise gas prices by as much as 50 cents per gallon, car prices by up to $3,000, and key inputs like potash fertilizer by up to $25 a ton.

Some of the purported concessions that led to a 30-day pause on the tariffs were things Canada and Mexico had already done before Trump’s threat, but it’s complicated.