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surfered

(12,739 posts) Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:18 PM Wednesday

Just finished grocery shopping and a 12oz bag of ground coffee is 20% more expensive than before Trump's tariffs.

I think I understand his rationale. My question is when the coffee beans, grown in a tropical, mountainous region, and volcanic soil in the good ole USA, will be on the shelves.

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Just finished grocery shopping and a 12oz bag of ground coffee is 20% more expensive than before Trump's tariffs. (Original Post) surfered Wednesday OP

Switch to herbal teas? SheltieLover Wednesday #1

I have a friend that owns a coffee business D_Master81 Wednesday #2

Remind him that Trump wants him to absorb the tariffs rather than pass them on. Norrrm Wednesday #4

He wants us to grow our own coffee and bananas multigraincracker Wednesday #3

Coffee went up $2 a pound months ago due to the tariff Ritabert Wednesday #5

SheltieLover

(79,283 posts)

1. Switch to herbal teas?

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Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:20 PM

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D_Master81

(2,455 posts)

2. I have a friend that owns a coffee business

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Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:25 PM

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I have never asked or brought it up to him because he was a 3 time Trump voter and he owns a small coffee production business that he finally admitted what used to cost him $3 pre Trump is now $5+. He still will say he likes a lot of what he’s doing but the tariffs are awful.