Lots of our veggies come up from mexico and south america. Unless those tariffs are specifically targeted at china, that stuff will rise too
The fun one will be rare earth though… That will skyrocket so many things… or makes using them in the US virtually useless as the cost at that point will work it’s way all the way through the supply chain that by the time it reaches a consumer product it will be cheaper to I port the finished product and take the tariff there.
Bananas.
Some grown in hawaii, most not.
Bananas are going to have a problem in the near future, as soon as fungal evolution catches up, but yeah, Trump’s tariffs aren’t going to be the problem
What’s that? I have a banana with me rn, is it possible that it might be my last?
Kona blend 'bout to get real popular and even more expensive.
A ton of produce is imported here, too. It’s often easier to import from the southern hemisphere for things otherwise out of season. Tariffs on that would be asinine, of course, but these people are morons so…
While it is ideal to eat within season, it’s not inherently bad that we import things that are in season elsewhere. Global supply chains can be eco-friendly and the alternative can actually be more wasteful (like growing in places without water but a lot of sun, like Cali) but they do need to be pressured into doing it that way.
Honestly, the other alternative is just going back to pre-global trade, which would be a few centuries. I’m down for bringing back wind sails, though!
