CLAAS combines made for the Canadian market are going to be assembled in Germany instead of Omaha, Neb.
The company said it is making the shift because of tariff uncertainty.
Its prime Canadian market is the Prairies, although it does sell some in Ontario and east.
The plant at Omaha will continue production for the U.S. market.
Market watchers say it’s not about current tariffs, but what might happen in negotiations when the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) free trade agreement is renegotiated. That is scheduled for next year.
Some said CLAAS might only the first of many who will move production for Canadian customers out of the U.S.
