Some interesting facts about tariffs in this article about AOC's stupid take on Columbian situation.

[Ponca Dan]

Oh please explain to me how AOC crying over the threat of one country's coffee being a little more expensive is a threat to anyone. This should be good.

AOC is a big girl, she can speak for herself (if she’s capable). The only point I have made on this thread is she’s correct to say a 25% tariff will raise the price of the coffee, an economic point. You seem determined to argue a political point because it’s AOC, and you can’t abide the woman because of her politics. For the record I am as repulsed by her politics as much or more than you are. We’re talking past each other.

 

[Medic007]

AOC is a big girl, she can speak for herself (if she’s capable). The only point I have made on this thread is she’s correct to say a 25% tariff will raise the price of the coffee, an economic point. You seem determined to argue a political point because it’s AOC, and you can’t abide the woman because of her politics. For the record I am as repulsed by her politics as much or more than you are. We’re talking past each other.

So threatening a tariff on Colombian coffee to force a change in Colombia's behavior isn't political?

 

[OKSTATE1]

 

[OKSTATE1]

AOC is a big girl, she can speak for herself (if she’s capable). The only point I have made on this thread is she’s correct to say a 25% tariff will raise the price of the coffee, an economic point. You seem determined to argue a political point because it’s AOC, and you can’t abide the woman because of her politics. For the record I am as repulsed by her politics as much or more than you are. We’re talking past each other.

Other places besides Colombia to buy coffee. Other countries can step up production, you do understand alternate producers will step up to fulfill demand if a product can be made at a profit. Plenty of land exists in other countries with equal or better product for the market to correct a temporary imbalance.

Brazil has stepped up production And we currently have a surplus in coffee. Do you even understand supply and demand curve and needing a market at a price point that allows a profit in a market with more supply than demand? Do you understand what pricing yourself out of the market in the U.S. would do?

I did the research. Makes Trump’s move even more brilliant.

Trump knew this and his economic advisors know this. They had Colombia over an economic barrel. The odds of a 25% tariff under current market conditions of excess supply combined with the ability of other countries to easily step up production means the chance of Americans seeing an increase in the cost of coffee very slim with the tariff. Temporary at best. Colombia would lose market share and profits would transfer to other countries at the same margin in a buyers market, or slightly better margins at market equilibrium.

Excellent coffee is grown all over the world.

Colombia is not a monopoly when it comes to coffee. They caved fast because economically it would have been devastating and Americans would not have seen a sustained price increase in their Coffee. Unless you were hell bent on paying more for a product, a product you can buy cheaper from another country that is just as good or better.

Your Hamas education betrays you.

 

[Sunburnt Indian]

Fvck Starbucks.

I've never set foot in a Starbucks in my life.

 

[fatman76]

AOC is a big girl, she can speak for herself (if she’s capable). The only point I have made on this thread is she’s correct to say a 25% tariff will raise the price of the coffee, an economic point. You seem determined to argue a political point because it’s AOC, and you can’t abide the woman because of her politics. For the record I am as repulsed by her politics as much or more than you are. We’re talking past each other.

It really doesn’t.

My company imports products. We can only sell our products for what the market will bear.

So, we negotiate with our supplier to split it, we shave a little off incentive programming, eat some margin and we keep the price where it needs to be to compete.

Meanwhile Sourcing works to qualify supply from countries not subject to the same tariff.

For coffee, countries like Brazil will step up production and fill the gap created by the loss of volume due to elasticity of demand if Columbian importers try to pass it along, so they won’t. They eat it or risk losing unit sales. Columbian-made is not the only coffee we drink.

 

[fatman76]

I've never set foot in a Starbucks in my life.

I have.

It’s really not very good coffee. I don’t get it.

I mean I’ll drink it, I just don’t ever seek it out.

 

[fatman76]

Other places besides Colombia to buy coffee. Other countries can step up production, you do understand alternate producers will step up to fulfill demand if a product can be made at a profit. Plenty of land exists in other countries with equal or better product for the market to correct a temporary imbalance.

Brazil has stepped up production And we currently have a surplus in coffee. Do you even understand supply and demand curve and needing a market at a price point that allows a profit in a market with more supply than demand? Do you understand what pricing yourself out of the market in the U.S. would do?

I did the research. Makes Trump’s move even more brilliant.

Trump knew this and his economic advisors know this. They had Colombia over an economic barrel. The odds of a 25% tariff under current market conditions of excess supply combined with the ability of other countries to easily step up production means the chance of Americans seeing an increase in the cost of coffee very slim with the tariff. Temporary at best. Colombia would lose market share and profits would transfer to other countries at the same margin in a buyers market, or slightly better margins at market equilibrium.

Excellent coffee is grown all over the world.

Colombia is not a monopoly when it comes to coffee. They caved fast because economically it would have been devastating and Americans would not have seen a sustained price increase in their Coffee. Unless you were hell bent on paying more for a product, a product you can buy cheaper from another country that is just as good or better.

Your Hamas education betrays you.

Some of the best coffee I’ve ever had was at a little diner in Puerto Rico. You could run it in the crankcase of Chevy small block, but it was damn good.