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minus-square@SuperIce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish19•8 months agoStill 2 to 4x the cost of beans from other countries, more than the tariffs.
minus-square@Lowpast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•8 months agoThe high price is from high labor costs. So, once tarrifs happen, it’ll be competitive, no?
minus-square@GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•8 months agoJones act probably matters somewhat here too
minus-square@Lowpast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink12•edit-28 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).
minus-square@solsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoand apparently california now too–though i don’t know if they sell it, or are still working on getting production going
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
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).
and apparently california now too–though i don’t know if they sell it, or are still working on getting production going