President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs went into effect on nearly every U.S. trading partner with nearly 70 countries impacted, including Mexico and Canada.

Currently, food imports covered by the US-Mexico-Canada agreement, or USMCA, are exempted from tariffs. According to the tax foundation, that's about 63 percent of all agricultural imports. However, some food organizations like the National Restaurant Association worry that all might change.

The organization wrote a letter to President Trump, asking for food and beverages to be exempt from newly imposed tariffs on other countries.

As for restaurants here locally, just a few months ago, many restaurants dealt with the rising costs of eggs due to a shortage from a bird flu outbreak. Some restaurants passed on that extra cost to

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