The 50% tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on many Brazilian products took effect Wednesday, a situation that China is already taking advantage of by opening its market to Brazilian coffee ...

New U.S. tariffs on Brazil took effect Wednesday August 6, with duties previously set at 10 percent surging to 50 percent.

Read more on the impact of Trump's tariff hike on Brazilian imports, global trade dynamics, and Brazil's strategic response ...

This is a mess, especially with Brazil, and I can’t see what Americans will get from it, beyond higher prices for coffee.

Your morning cup of coffee could soon be coming at a higher cost. The Trump administration placed a 50% tariff on products coming from Brazil, which includes coffee.