The European Union has removed many cranberry products from its list of planned retaliatory tariffs, spelling relief for the Massachusetts industry.

U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., said he met with European officials on their decision to include cranberries on a list of tariffs, according to the Cape Cod Times. While flying home Friday, he learned that duties on so-called "prepared or preserved" cranberry products would be delayed until 2021.

Cranberry juices are still on the list, but the reprieve covers two-thirds of cranberry products exported by Massachusetts to the EU, which takes about 55 percent of the state's cranberry products.

"This is huge - We've been concerned about the tarrifs for several months now," Brian Wick, head of the Cape Cod Growers Association, told NECN. "The European union is our oldest and biggest export market, so to have a win there is great news for us."

Duties on items such as American bourbon, peanut butter, orange juice and cranberries were set to go into effect in July in response to tariffs on steel and aluminum announced by President Donald Trump in March.

Keating, ranking member on the Trade Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said cranberry tariffs would disproportionately hurt the Bay State.

Cranberries are the largest agricultural food product in the state, with an annual crop value of $99.8 million. The industry provides 6,900 jobs and provides a $1.4 billion economic benefit, according to the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association.