BUFFALO, N.Y. — Fifty percent higher tariff rates on imported steel and aluminum in to the United States took effect Wednesday by the orders of President Trump .

It is the latest round of the tariff policy, with the stated goal of bringing more manufacturing back to the United States and with the aim of better protecting U.S. steel production against lower cost foreign competition.

Share prices for U.S. based steel producers have surged in trading. The cost of steel has also gone up by 16 percent, according to Associated Press, and that is also raising prices for consumers seeking to buy cars, appliances and even food as canned goods.

However, we are now getting an idea of some of the actual impact on manufacturing firms here in our area and around New York State, and some may be seei

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