Hawaiian coffee farmers have a message for President Donald Trump: Steep tariffs on major exporters such as Brazil will end up hurting them, too.Hawaii at first glance might seem the obvious beneficiary of tariffs on coffee.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged President Trump to negotiate a trade agreement this week as the U.S. has pursued increasingly aggressive action over the criminal prosecution of

Hawaiian coffee growers aren’t buying Trump’s trade war strategy. They’re straight up telling him: these tariffs won’t help us, they’ll crush us.

Coffee provides those that drink it with a surge of caffeine to get them started each day, but if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, getting a jolt of java will likely cost a lot more.

While some evidence shows tariffs are pushing up prices for consumers, the economy appears to be mostly healthy.

Donald Trump has proposed huge levies on Brazil, prompting an outspoken response from the CEO of Embraer, which builds vital regional airliners.

Brazil is Florida’s biggest international trading partner for buying what the Sunshine State sells, and tariffs might make orange juice prices soar.

The US President announced a list of updates concerning US trade tariffs on Tuesday, including a deal with Indonesia and his plans to gradually increase tariffs on pharmaceutical imports. View on euro