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.
At the recent Roast Summit in Portland, Oregon, green coffee trader Mark Inman led a roundtable discussion, where he asked:
How many people started buying green coffee professionally within the past few years?Approximately half the room raised their hands. Inman replied:
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.
A palpable anxiety was present among U.S. coffee roasters during the event.
Author's summary: US coffee roasters face challenges due to tariffs.