Idaho Economy

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Ketchum-based Wild Rye says $300,000 in tariffs are threatening its business, bringing its fight over Trump's trade war all the way to the Supreme Court.

This year’s Treefort turned a profit for the first time since 2019, taking a bite from the accumulated losses of the pandemic era and increased costs from moving to Julia Davis Park.

Do possible budget cuts mean Idaho's economy is in trouble?

Rent prices continue to rise across the state.

Idaho exports more than $4 billion worth of goods and services annually. Of all its exporters, 85% are small or medium businesses. Those businesses are among the hardest hit by Trump Administration tariffs.

With more than $4 billion in exports every year, Idaho's economy is driven by agriculture, manufactured goods and small businesses. However, global trade challenges are now threatening this infrastructure.

Thanks to far-away problems like the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and an environmental crisis at the Panama Canal, the price of ordinary items could be going up in Idaho.

The headline in this week’s Wall Street Journal was striking: “Two Canals, Two Big Problems – One Global Shipping Mess.”

Idaho Matters sits down with an expert to take a look at what's in store for Idaho's economy this year.