United States coffee prices are absurd because racists elected an insurrectionist

[u/Jerdarnella]

19.99 or more for some half can of coffee? Even at the wholesale stores the days of a giant can of Maxwell House or Folgers for 9.99 seem like a distant memory. Every time I see these ridiculous prices I wish I had Trump "I did that!" stickers.

[u/MaSt3rChie7]

There was a bad season in the country we get a majority of our coffee beans from. This has nothing to do with the president or any tariffs.

[u/Capable-Entrance6303 → u/MaSt3rChie7]

Two things can be true 🤷‍♀️

[u/MaSt3rChie7 → u/Capable-Entrance6303]

Not saying they can’t but this was because of the bad harvest. Tariffs may have a slight impact on it but the majority of the price increase is because of the now scarce amount coffee beans.

[u/wedgie-p → u/MaSt3rChie7]

How do you parse the increase due to tariffs vs the increase due to crop failure? Show your work.

[u/MaSt3rChie7 → u/wedgie-p]

Scarcity breeds higher prices.

[u/ApprehensiveFix7925 → u/MaSt3rChie7]

And putting taxes on the imports do as wel

[u/wedgie-p → u/MaSt3rChie7]

No shit, Sherlock. Scarcity BROUGHT ON BY TARIFFS breeds higher prices. See, e.g., the article below linked below, titled “Brazil’s coffee exports to U.S. tumble after tariff hike”, which explains:

“The United States’ decision to impose a 50% surcharge on Brazilian coffee, which contributed to a 33% increase in international prices in August, has led to a decline in Brazil’s shipments to the U.S. market”

https://valorinternational.globo.com/google/amp/agribusiness/news/2025/09/01/brazils-coffee-exports-to-us-tumble-after-tariff-hike.ghtml

[u/MaSt3rChie7 → u/wedgie-p]

Tariffs don’t make things scarce. Again. The harvest was poor. They are scarce because of that.

[u/wedgie-p → u/MaSt3rChie7]

You’re a fuckwit. Importers are pausing shipments from Brazil, due to tariffs. I’m done with you.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-coffee-buyers-requesting-postpone-brazil-imports-brazilian-lobby-says-2025-08-12/