US Coffee Tariffs Remain Too High, Says Top Supplier Brazil

Brazil will keep pushing to get further tariff relief from the US on coffee exports after US President Donald Trump’s decision to lower levies barely impacted its largest supplier.

“We’ll keep working to reduce it further,” Vice President Geraldo Alckmin told reporters in Brasilia on Saturday. “In the case of coffee, it makes no sense, 40% is still high.”

Trump issued an order on Friday reducing reciprocal tariffs on products including coffee, but also beef, tomatoes and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods. ...