Food and drink exporters starting to explore greater trade with China, EU and India

[Infinite Chaos]

"US President Donald Trump says his sweeping tariffs on most of the world will create
jobs in the US, boost the American economy and bolster Washington's tax revenues.

But some experts have warned that they could also push exporters towards other
countries like China and risk raising prices for American shoppers.

Agricultural brokers have told the BBC that they have seen a surge in interest
in trade with China from exporters around the world.​

How Trump's tariffs are pushing food and drink exporters closer to China

Agricultural brokers tell the BBC there has been a surge of interest from exporters in trade with China.

www.bbc.com

Only natural for exporters to look to develop new markets but tariffs have given most a huge impetus to move from supplying the US and looking instead to growing economies elsewhere.
The idea of developing home reliance seems a good one but American coffee suppliers have already explained that it's highly impractical to try and grow coffee in the US and prawns are in short supply due to overfished waters. What we will see (as many economists predicted) is the American buyer paying more for their goods and for example their cups of coffee - even Walmart has stated that it cannot continue to swallow the import costs and will start raising prices for American shoppers.

 

[Allan]

@Loulit01 how many leopards eating faces does this one get?

 

[Metric Mouse]

Why coffee prices are so high — and where they’re headed next

Coffee prices have spiked as major producers like Brazil and Vietnam have experienced extreme weather that's crimped supply.

www.cnbc.com

Prices for coffee have soared, fueled largely by volatile weather that's reduced crop harvests among major growers like Brazil and Vietnam, according to analysts.

Coffee drinkers thought climate change wouldn't affect them... they could continue to enjoy their drink grown on slash cit forests and farmed by low income people and then shipped thousands of miles by fossil fuels that kill the planet... and it would be cheap while they enjoy it in their air conditioning and brew it with water heated by burning carbon.

Leopards, meet faces.

 

[Ishm]

And then Trump dumps tariffs up to 50% on our major coffee suppliers, because of course we should be growing all that coffee in the US!!

 

[lynnwinslow]

Coffee drinkers thought climate change wouldn't affect them

Says who?

 

[NuffSaid]

The OP conveniently ignored this tidbit:

“ But 50% tariffs that the Trump administration levied on Brazil threaten to put "upward pressure" on coffee prices, according to an August report from the International Coffee Organization. “

 

[NuffSaid]

And then Trump dumps tariffs up to 50% on our major coffee suppliers, because of course we should be growing all that coffee in the US!!

All these Arkansas farmers crying about everything should be growing coffee

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Don't go to Starbucks, try Timmies instead. Problem solved.

 

[NuffSaid]

Don't go to Starbucks, try Timmies instead. Problem solved.

I tried Tim Hortons while in Toronto.
Decent coffee. Nothing to do cartwheels over.

 

[The Brad Dad]

Why coffee prices are so high — and where they’re headed next

Coffee prices have spiked as major producers like Brazil and Vietnam have experienced extreme weather that's crimped supply.

www.cnbc.com

Coffee drinkers thought climate change wouldn't affect them... they could continue to enjoy their drink grown on slash cit forests and farmed by low income people and then shipped thousands of miles by fossil fuels that kill the planet... and it would be cheap while they enjoy it in their air conditioning and brew it with water heated by burning carbon.

Leopards, meet faces.

If only we elected less coffee drinkers to Congress.

 

[snakestretcher]

Says who?

The climate change deniers and ignorant sceptics who should know better, but are frightened by science and big words.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

I tried Tim Hortons while in Toronto.
Decent coffee. Nothing to do cartwheels over.

BUT cheaper.

 

[The Brad Dad]

All these Arkansas farmers crying about everything should be growing coffee

Or learn to code.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

The climate change deniers and ignorant sceptics who should know better, but are frightened by science and big words.

Climate change is a hoax perpetrated by George Soros and the Globalists and pushed by the leftist media.

Any change in temperature is a result of a natural cycle.

Besides, Texas had a winter storm not too long ago and THAT proves that there is no climate change.

 

[bythoughts]

Milk is also predicted to go way up, and for the same reason. This foolishness isn't just us, though. Brazil has a system that basically rewards anybody who burns down a forest with ownership of the land. This isn't "global warming", this is "the tipping point where the Brazilian rainforest becomes the Brazilian savannah". Unfortunately for Brazil, and the rest of us, that savannah will not be as good for farm land. And already they can't count on it to rain any more.

 

[lynnwinslow]

The climate change deniers and ignorant sceptics who should know better, but are frightened by science and big words.

Yes, but this is the first time I've heard that drinking coffee made a person a member of the anti-science club.

 

[NuffSaid]

BUT cheaper.

That is very true.

 

[The Brad Dad]

Climate change is a hoax perpetrated by George Soros and the Globalists and pushed by the leftist media.

Any change in temperature is a result of a natural cycle.

Besides, Texas had a winter storm not too long ago and THAT proves that there is no climate change.

I think it's the coffee drinkers that changed the climate drinking their hot coffee all the time.

 

[Decypher]

Leopards, meet faces.

Did coffee drinkers vote for climate change?

 

[Loulit01]

Don't go to Starbucks, try Timmies instead. Problem solved.

People don't really go to Starbucks for coffee. They go because they can get...

Grande Hot Flat White with a shot of espresso and nonfat milk, extra foam but only on the bottom half of the cup. 1 pump of vanilla syrup, 1 and a half pumps of caramel syrup, and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top.

Also known as, "I don't want to taste the coffee."

Or....

Can I get a tall blonde 3 pumps vanilla, 2 pumps brown sugar and white mocha latte with an extra shot and oat milk and salted caramel cold foam.

Also known as, "desert."

I drink espresso black. **** Starbucks.

 

[snakestretcher]

People don't really go to Starbucks for coffee. They go because they can get...

Grande Hot Flat White with a shot of espresso and nonfat milk, extra foam but only on the bottom half of the cup. 1 pump of vanilla syrup, 1 and a half pumps of caramel syrup, and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top.

Also known as, "I don't want to taste the coffee."

Or....

Can I get a tall blonde 3 pumps vanilla, 2 pumps brown sugar and white mocha latte with an extra shot and oat milk and salted caramel cold foam.

Also known as, "desert."

I drink espresso black. **** Starbucks.

I can't stand the taste of cinnamon-or this ridiculous fashion for 'designer' coffee. If I'm buying I want it either black or white, period, and not have to wade through a fricking foot-long menu of crap. It's even worse with 'designer' gin. If I want a gin and tonic it's Gordons and Schweppes, slice of lemon and a couple of blocks of ice. Rant over.

 

[Roadvirus]

Why coffee prices are so high — and where they’re headed next

Coffee prices have spiked as major producers like Brazil and Vietnam have experienced extreme weather that's crimped supply.

www.cnbc.com

Coffee drinkers thought climate change wouldn't affect them... they could continue to enjoy their drink grown on slash cit forests and farmed by low income people and then shipped thousands of miles by fossil fuels that kill the planet... and it would be cheap while they enjoy it in their air conditioning and brew it with water heated by burning carbon.

Leopards, meet faces.

It's okay.

The DoD has been renamed to Department of War. Coffee prices will start going down.

 

[trixare4kids]

Why coffee prices are so high — and where they’re headed next

Coffee prices have spiked as major producers like Brazil and Vietnam have experienced extreme weather that's crimped supply.

www.cnbc.com

Coffee drinkers thought climate change wouldn't affect them... they could continue to enjoy their drink grown on slash cit forests and farmed by low income people and then shipped thousands of miles by fossil fuels that kill the planet... and it would be cheap while they enjoy it in their air conditioning and brew it with water heated by burning carbon.

Leopards, meet faces.

Is that what it is? The Dems like to tell us it's because of orange man bad's evil tariffs.
I know I recently paid $15.95 for 10 ounces of Folgers half caff.

 

[trixare4kids]

It's okay.

The DoD has been renamed to Department of War.

I dont agree with the above, but oh hell, I've learned to pick my battles.

Coffee prices will start going down.

Hopefully.

 

[Metric Mouse]

Says who?

Coffee drinkers.

Or else they would be shrugging off this price increase, and saying they don't care, they'll pay more for their drug of choice no matter thr climate impact.

Are they doing so?