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Matt Reynolds is chief editor at Packaging World magazine.

Matt Reynolds is chief editor at Packaging World magazine.

And he says the new tin and steel can looks better on store shelves.

And he says the new tin and steel can looks better on store shelves.

Customers can reuse it.

Customers can reuse it.

That also has a lot of nostalgic vintage kind of feel.

That also has a lot of nostalgic vintage kind of feel.

But those nice vintage cans are getting more expensive, in large part because of 50% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.

But those nice vintage cans are getting more expensive, in large part because of 50% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.

Jason Miller is a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State.

Jason Miller is a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State.

If you're a canned food maker right now, 2026 is looking to be quite a rough year from a budget standpoint.

If you're a canned food maker right now, 2026 is looking to be quite a rough year from a budget standpoint.

But he says the picture is not nearly as dire for some other kinds of food packaging.

But he says the picture is not nearly as dire for some other kinds of food packaging.

On the plastic side, we haven't seen really any price changes that are worth noting.

On the plastic side, we haven't seen really any price changes that are worth noting.

Plastic is made from oil, the price of which has been low of late.

Plastic is made from oil, the price of which has been low of late.