US Reaps Huge Gains From Brazilian Coffee
Donald Trump’s decision to impose an additional 40% tariff on Brazilian coffee highlights how his turbulent trade policy risks undermining US economic interests.
That warning came on Monday in a detailed submission by the National Coffee Association (NCA), which represents the entire coffee value chain in the United States, to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) as part of the ongoing Section 301 investigation into Brazil.
The NCA underscored the obvious: the United States barely produces coffee. Apart from symbolic harvests in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, 99% of the beans...
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