Finding Coffee in Chaos: Strategies for Roasters as US Tariffs Sink In

Finding Coffee in Chaos: Strategies for Roasters as US Tariffs Sink In

Daily Coffee News spoke with over a dozen U.S. green coffee traders and roasters about the impact of tariffs on their businesses.

A recent roundtable discussion at the Roast Summit in Portland, Oregon, featured green coffee trader Mark Inman, who asked attendees how many had started buying green coffee professionally within the past few years. Approximately half the room raised their hands, prompting Inman to say:

I’m sorry. It does get better, trust me, but you’re going to come out of the other end of this time with more knowledge than people who have been buying green coffee for 15, 20 years.

Author's summary: US coffee roasters face challenges due to tariffs.

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