U.S. President Donald Trump still intends for new reciprocal tariff rates to take effect on April 2, the White House said on Tuesday, despite earlier comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that indicated a possible delay in their activation.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out multiple factors President Donald Trump is considering in the decision to implement reciprocal tariffs. Trump has pledged for months to implement reciprocal tariffs on other countries in response to import taxes and other trade policies on U.

Agricultural trade experts are voicing concerns about the destruction reciprocal tariffs starting April 2nd could cause to exports. Former USDA chief economist Joe Glauber calls tariffs a tax on consumers and points to putting duties on egg imports as a prime example.