Colombia’s Premium Brand at Risk From Cheaper Brazilian Coffee

Since early August, Brazilian beans face a 50% tariff from the US, while Colombian beans are subject to only a 10% duty. Colombia’s federation of coffee growers warned of a market “distortion” caused by this differential. The concern is that unscrupulous exporters might try to mix cheaper Brazilian beans with their own pricier product, in bags labeled “100% Colombian Coffee.”  Read more here.