Aluminum cans wait to be filled with craft beer during a production in Black Plague Brewery in Oceanside, California, the United States, March 14, 2025.
Mike Blake | Reuters
The Trump administration will implement a price of 25% of all imported beers and empty aluminum cans from Friday, according to a notice from the Ministry of Commerce.
The expansion of American aluminum prices occurs shortly before President Donald Trump should announce new samples from products imported during a Rose Garden event at 4 p.m..
Industry analysts expect prices on canned beer imports weigh mostly on Constellation brands. Constellation imports all of his mexico beer, including Modelo and Corona; Beer represented 82% of the company’s sales during its last quarter. While Corona is best known to come to glass bottles, Modelo – The best -selling beer in the United States – most often comes in cans.
Constellation actions dropped by less than 1% in the afternoon exchanges on Wednesday, but concerns concerning prices weighed on action for months. The company’s shares have dropped by 22% since the Trump election in November.
The notice updated for aluminum rates published on Wednesday does not mention the samples for imported beer packed in glass bottles. Aluminum cans represented 64.1% of beer distribution in 2023, compared to 26.9% of glass bottles of 26.9%, according to the Beer Institute.
For years, can be preserved has won market share against its bottled counterpart. Brewers can produce and transport boxes more easily than glass bottles, which are heavier, which causes cheaper prices on canned beer for consumers.
The United States imports most of its aluminum from Canada. China and Mexico, the other two main targets of Trump’s commercial anger, are also major aluminum exporters in the United States
