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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Victoria Namkung

Tuna, beans, Spam: Trump’s tariffs threaten the canned foods millions rely on to survive

canned food on a shelf
Tuna seafood canned meat at IberiaM & L food market in Miami Beach, Florida. Photograph: Jeff Greenberg/Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Canned foods make up a big part of 20-year-old Cale Johnson’s diet: tuna, corned beef hash, beans, chicken soup, Spam and fruit. They’re affordable and have a long shelf life, which is essential for many people in the US like Johnson, who earns a low income and works two part-time jobs in addition to being a full-time student in Omaha, Nebraska.

In the days after Donald Trump’s recent decision to double tariffs on steel and aluminum, Johnson says he’s worried.

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