THANKS, SARAH. TIME RIGHT NOW. 633. THE PRICE OF COFFEE IS ONE OF SEVERAL INCREASES YOU COULD SEE AFTER A 10% UNIVERSAL TARIFF ON IMPORTED GOODS. 80% OF COFFEE IMPORTS COMING FROM COLOMBIA AND BRAZIL. AND ALICIA鈥橲 COFFEE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE A.G. GASTON MOTEL, SAYS THEY ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE TARIFFS AND HAVE SPENT MONTHS PREPARING FOR THIS. THAT IS WHERE WE FIND 米兰体育 13 MYA CALEB. SO MYA, HOW WILL THIS IMPACT THE COFFEE SHOP鈥橲 CUSTOMERS? WELL, SCOTT CARLA CUSTOMERS SHOULDN鈥橳 SEE A CHANGE ANYTIME SOON, BUT WHENEVER IT DOES HAPPEN, THE PRICE OF A CUP OF COFFEE COULD GO UP BY A DOLLAR OR SO. ALICIA鈥橲 COFFEE CO-OWNER NAIMA ELMORE SAYS THEY DID NOT ANTICIPATE THE TARIFFS, BUT MONTHS OF PLANNING HAVE PREPARED THEM FOR SUCH A CHANGE. THE MAIN PRIORITY IS KEEPING COSTS AFFORDABLE FOR CUSTOMERS, EVEN IF THEY DO END UP HAVING TO RAISE PRICES. BECAUSE THE COFFEE SHOP STARTED WITH LOWER PRICES. INITIALLY, IT ALLOWED THEM TO HAVE SOME ROOM FOR AN INCREASE IF NECESSARY. START OFF WITH MAYBE A DOLLAR OR SO, BECAUSE OUR SMALLEST 12 OUNCE CUP IS LOWER THAN ANYBODY IN THIS AREA ANYWAY, SO JUST SLOWLY GOING UP AS IF OUR ROASTERS HAVE TO GO UP BECAUSE OF THEIR CONSUMERS, THEN WE鈥橪L JUST HAVE TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. AND THE COFFEE SHOP IS LOOKING TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT MONTH TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THEIR PRICES.
Alicia's Coffee bracing for tariff on coffee imports
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Updated: 2:18 PM CDT Apr 7, 2025
A 10 percent universal tariff on imported goods could raise the price of a cup of coffee. At least 80 percent of coffee imports come from Colombia and Brazil. Local coffee shops could feel the impact of this tariff soon and one shop, Alicia's Coffee, is preparing for the change."I hate to say this, but we came in the game low, so adjusting prices won't be hard for us or our customers. Moving forward is just making sure that it's not too expensive for them to enjoy," said Naimah Elmore, a co-owner of Alicia's Coffee.>> What is a tariff and who pays it?The coffee shop, which is located in the A.G. Gaston Motel, has spent months in preparation. Starting with lower prices and shopping with different vendors will help the coffee shop keep costs low."Start off with maybe a dollar or so because our smallest 12-ounce cup is lower than anybody in this area anyways. So, just slowly going up. If our roasters have to go up because of their consumers, then we'll just have to make those adjustments," said Elmore.Alicia's Coffee is hoping to hold off on price increases until May.CjxzY3JpcHQgdHlwZT0idGV4dC9qYXZhc2NyaXB0Ij4hZnVuY3Rpb24oKXsidXNlIHN0cmljdCI7d2luZG93LmFkZEV2ZW50TGlzdGVuZXIoIm1lc3NhZ2UiLChmdW5jdGlvbihlKXtpZih2b2lkIDAhPT1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKXt2YXIgdD1kb2N1bWVudC5xdWVyeVNlbGVjdG9yQWxsKCJpZnJhbWUiKTtmb3IodmFyIGEgaW4gZS5kYXRhWyJkYXRhd3JhcHBlci1oZWlnaHQiXSlmb3IodmFyIHI9MDtyPHQubGVuZ3RoO3IrKyl7aWYodFtyXS5jb250ZW50V2luZG93PT09ZS5zb3VyY2UpdFtyXS5zdHlsZS5oZWlnaHQ9ZS5kYXRhWyJkYXRhd3JhcHBlci1oZWlnaHQiXVthXSsicHgifX19KSl9KCk7PC9zY3JpcHQ+
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A 10 percent universal tariff on imported goods could raise the price of a cup of coffee.
At least 80 percent of coffee imports come from Colombia and Brazil.
Local coffee shops could feel the impact of this tariff soon and one shop, , is preparing for the change.
"I hate to say this, but we came in the game low, so adjusting prices won't be hard for us or our customers. Moving forward is just making sure that it's not too expensive for them to enjoy," said Naimah Elmore, a co-owner of Alicia's Coffee.
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The coffee shop, which is located in the A.G. Gaston Motel, has spent months in preparation.
Starting with lower prices and shopping with different vendors will help the coffee shop keep costs low.
"Start off with maybe a dollar or so because our smallest 12-ounce cup is lower than anybody in this area anyways. So, just slowly going up. If our roasters have to go up because of their consumers, then we'll just have to make those adjustments," said Elmore.
Alicia's Coffee is hoping to hold off on price increases until May.
