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minus-squareSuperIce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·10 months agoStill 2 to 4x the cost of beans from other countries, more than the tariffs.
minus-squareLowpast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·10 months agoThe high price is from high labor costs. So, once tarrifs happen, it’ll be competitive, no?
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoJones act probably matters somewhat here too
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down10·10 months agoNot a state, a colony.
minus-squareLowpast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-210 months ago… and that’s relevant, how? Were talking about tarrifs. Puerto Rican coffee has no increase in tarrifs. Puerto rico grows coffee - not a particularly huge amount of it, (yet), but it’s good (not great).
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Puerto Rico.
Still 2 to 4x the cost of beans from other countries, more than the tariffs.
The high price is from high labor costs. So, once tarrifs happen, it’ll be competitive, no?
Are the tariffs 1-300%?
Jones act probably matters somewhat here too
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Not a state, a colony.
… and that’s relevant, how? Were talking about tarrifs. Puerto Rican coffee has no increase in tarrifs. Puerto rico grows coffee - not a particularly huge amount of it, (yet), but it’s good (not great).
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