Brazil, Trump and tariffs
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Coffee growers in Vassouras, in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, are hoping for an eleventh-hour reprieve before the country is subject to tariffs of 50% on its exports to the United States.
The president is set to raise taxes on imports arriving from many countries, including Canada and Mexico. That’s on top of the tariffs that the White House has already announced on specific products,
PORCIUNCULA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian José Natal da Silva often tends to his modest coffee plantation in the interior of Rio de Janeiro state in the middle of the night, sacrificing sleep to fend off pests that could inflict harm on his precious crops.
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Fears percolate through cafes over U.S. tariffs on Brazil coffeeA proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee beans imported to the U.S. is worrying coffee-shop owners, who are scrambling to find another source and risk passing on costs to customers. Zachary Goelman produced this report.
President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a new emergency declaration as a basis for tariffs on Brazil, people familiar with the matter say.
Aviation Week recently reported that U.S. regional carrier SkyWest is prepared to “be flexible” in its delivery schedule of new E175s from Embraer in response to potentially increasing tariffs on Brazilian goods imported to the U.S. The airline is hoping to delay deliveries until a time when tariff...
The Brazil Tariff will result in a significant, and perhaps prohibitive, price increase in a staple American breakfast food," one U.S. small business says in a lawsuit.
Chemical products companies in Brazil, which exported $2.4 billion to the U.S. last year, face a slew of contract cancellations as President Donald Trump has threatened a new 50% tariff on the South American nation's exports from August 1.