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Trump imposes harsh sanctions on Colombia for not accepting "repatriation" flights (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 54 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Well, there goes Colombian coffee and bananas!

[-] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 37 points 3 days ago

I mean .. they can still come in, they are just 25% more expensive for Americans

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 days ago

more. middle-men gonna middle on that 25%.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The best middle-men in this situation are the ones sidestepping the tariffs entirely.

Not like Colombia doesn't already have a rich history of smuggling high-demand US contraband over the border, but it will be weird to start getting all my coffee shipped by way of Langley.

[-] tburkhol@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Even weirder when they start packing coffee in cocaine to throw off the dogs.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

The best middle-men in this situation are the ones sidestepping the tariffs entirely.

Can't wait to get me some bootleg coffee beans

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago

Langley

deep, deep burn. CIA flights imminent.

[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 16 points 3 days ago

You don't understand, tariff is promoting the emergence of American made alternative, by next week you will find American grown coffee and bananas in the supermarket.

[-] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

🤣

[-] lemonmelon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

So we're all drinking Kona now?

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

Coffee is already getting more expensive, I'm assuming everywhere :/

[-] vfreire85@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

it is. coffee producing regions all over the world are suffering the effects of global warming.

[-] tuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

And 50% more later on :)

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 15 points 3 days ago

Kind of glad I panic-bought ground Columbian coffee and froze it. Not that that's great, but better than nothing.

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

But why would you buy ground? A grinder is like $10. You can grind 3-4 days at a time if you don't like cleaning.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 days ago

It was on sale. I have a grinder.

[-] orcrist@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

You have to clean your grinder? Mine's going on 5 years without... In answer to your question, I didn't want to clutter up my kitchen, so I wouldn't have bought one on my own, but it was gifted.