Americans still have to drink expensive coffee even though tariffs have decreased.

Theo TTXVN/Vietnam+ Coffee lovers in the U.S. are hoping that President Donald Trump's tariff removal move last month will help reduce the cost of their daily cup of coffee. However, analysts warn that the reality will not be as quick. Last month, amid pressure from food inflation, President Trump eliminated retaliatory tariffs of 10-41% on over 200 hard-to-grow food items in the U.S., including coffee. He also exempted an additional 40% tariff on imports from Brazil, the country that supplies about one-third of the coffee beans to the U.S. According to Reuters analysis, President Trump's Summer tariffs had driven up the price of raw coffee beans. However, brokers and industry experts said that most of the increased costs were still in the process of "percolating" through the supply chain. They have not yet fully reflected in the retail prices to consumers. Mr. Christopher Feran, an independent coffee analyst, noted that most of the retail price increases from the beginning of the ...