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The price disparity would be large enough that stores wouldn't stoke goods from Columbia. This reduction in demand would hurt Columbian coffee prices, for example. American stores would simply buy coffee grown somewhere else. This would have only hurt Americans who really, really had to have Columbian coffee.
Comment by godisanelectricolive at 27/01/2025 at 00:40 UTC
20 upvotes, 1 direct replies
First, the spelling is Colombia.
Secondly, the supply of coffee would really suffer if stores stopped stocking Colombian coffee. It’s the second largest supplier of coffee after Brazil and Brazil has had a horrible last couple of harvests due to historic droughts and frosts. Colombia the upper hand here, American businesses and consumers won’t have the luxury of being so picky to exclude a major producer like them.
Coffee supply is already smaller than expected and prices were already trending up as a result. Even before this sanction Bloomsburg reported like week that dramatic increases in coffee prices[1] was about to come. Wholesale prices had just surged to levels not seen since the 1970s so retail prices were inevitably about to go up and they are already pretty high compared to the past. Now with Colombian coffee prices artificially inflated and supply issues from Brazil, this is only going to make things worse for American consumers.
Thirdly, Colombia has options. The Chinese market for coffee is still expanding as the drink is growing in popularity and importing more coffee year after year. Most of the market is still soluble instant coffee but consumers are gradually switching to buying beans. They can potentially replace the US as a more lucrative market for Colombian coffee growers.
Comment by isaiddgooddaysir at 27/01/2025 at 00:01 UTC
42 upvotes, 1 direct replies
No quite, see the other supplier know that they can raise their price to just under what Columbia plus tariffs will be. And when when the tariffs are removed the prices will stay up. You will pay more for coffee
Comment by TopLingonberry4346 at 27/01/2025 at 00:10 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Currently a global shortage of coffee beans. Price will go up wherever you go.
Comment by Gourmeebar at 27/01/2025 at 00:32 UTC
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If it were only so simple. Other suppliers would raise there prices too. And then the people who make cream will raise there prices, cuz theyre sure the hell arent going to miss out. Sugar is going to be expensive as hell because who's cultivating it. That;s about a 9 cup of coffee right there.
Comment by oldcreaker at 27/01/2025 at 01:19 UTC
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Either that - or prices on all other coffees will be raised to match.
Comment by Gusso1027 at 27/01/2025 at 00:10 UTC
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Colombia with an O