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solsangraal @lemmy.zip the only state that grows coffee is hawaii and their coffee is already more expensive than anything you'll find on the shelf now
62 0 ReplyLowpast @lemmy.world Puerto Rico.
15 0 ReplySuperIce @lemmy.world Still 2 to 4x the cost of beans from other countries, more than the tariffs.
19 0 ReplyLowpast @lemmy.world The high price is from high labor costs. So, once tarrifs happen, it'll be competitive, no?
5 3 ReplyVoyajer @lemmy.world Are the tariffs 1-300%?
8 0 ReplyGissaMittJobb @lemmy.ml Jones act probably matters somewhat here too
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solsangraal @lemmy.zip and apparently california now too--though i don't know if they sell it, or are still working on getting production going
2 0 ReplyPunnyName @lemmy.world Not a state, a colony.
7 10 ReplyLowpast @lemmy.world ... 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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mosiacmango @lemm.ee So far
4 0 ReplyJoShmoe @ani.social 😩
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