Name: 【國際時事】咖啡要大漲價了嗎？美國進口巴西咖啡面臨 50% 的關稅 (US imports of Brazilian coffee face 50% tariff | BBC News)
Uploaded: 2025-08-20T11:45:07.000Z
Duration: 3 min 54 s

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For decades, coffee imports entered the United States largely duty-free, but now some of America's top trading partners are facing double-digit tariffs on their imports, including coffee.

幾十年來，進口咖啡進入美國基本上是免稅的，但現在美國的一些主要貿易伙伴正面臨著包括咖啡在內的兩位數進口關稅。

That's true of Brazil, the largest supplier of coffee to the United States.

巴西就是如此，它是美國最大的咖啡供應國。

Its exports now face a 50% tariff into America.

現在，該國出口到美國的產品面臨 50%的關稅。

It's straining an industry that provides more than a million jobs in the U.S. and it's poised to strain prices too.

這對一個為美國提供了 100 多萬個工作崗位的行業造成了壓力，也會對物價造成壓力。

Our North America business correspondent Erin Delmore has been hearing from importers.

我們的北美商業記者 Erin Delmor）一直在聽取進口商的意見。

This is a bag of 50 pounds of Brazilian French roast.

這是一袋 50 磅重的巴西法式烘焙咖啡豆。

It would have been $1.47.50 before the tariff and $3.59.50 after the tariff.

關稅前為 1.47.50 美元，關稅後為 3.59.50 美元。

Peter Longo's Puerto Rico importing company has been a staple on New York City's bleecker streets since 1907.

自 1907 年以來，Peter Longo 的波多黎各進口公司一直是紐約市街頭的標誌性建築。

They're now subject to a 50% import tax thanks to President Trump's tariffs.

由於總統川普徵收關稅，這些產品現在要繳納 50%的進口稅。

The amount of the tariff is so large that it's going to really affect the price of the coffee.

例如，如果我們的咖啡售價為 15.99 美元，而關稅為 50%，那麼咖啡的價格將再上漲 8 美元。

So for instance, if we're selling coffee for $15.99 and there's a 50% tariff, that coffee is going to go up another $8.

舉例來說，如果我們以 15.99 美元的價格出售咖啡，而關稅為 50%，那麼咖啡價格就會再上漲 8 美元。

You know, $30 a pound, that's ridiculous.

30美元一磅，這也太離譜了吧。

That's going to kill the market for Brazilian coffee, which is, I guess, the purpose.

這將扼殺巴西咖啡的市場，我想這也是目的所在。

They want to punish Brazil for whatever reason, so they're putting a draconian tariff on it.

不管出於什麼原因，他們都想懲罰巴西，所以對巴西征收嚴厲的關稅。

More production at home will mean stronger competition and lower prices for consumers.

更多的國內生產將意味著更激烈的競爭和更低的消費者價格。

President Trump is remaking the global trade world order through tariffs, charging importers like Peter a fee to bring products in from other countries.

總統川普正在通過關稅重塑全球貿易世界秩序，向彼得這樣的進口商收取從其他國家進口產品的費用。

The goal is to get foreign countries to lower trade barriers, and to make foreign-made products more expensive so that American-made products are more competitive and eventually preferred.

其目的是讓外國降低貿易壁壘，使外國製造的產品更加昂貴，從而使美國製造的產品更具競爭力，最終成為首選。

That in turn would spur more manufacturing and production of goods right here in the USA.

這反過來又會刺激美國本土更多的製造業和商品生產。

But the thing is, coffee isn't really grown in the U.S.

但問題是，咖啡並不是真正在美國種植的。

It's a tropical fruit that grows along a narrow strip of land around the equator.

這是一種熱帶水果，生長在赤道周圍的狹長地帶。

It does grow in some parts of Hawaii and Puerto Rico, and a tiny slice of Southern California.

它確實生長在夏威夷和波多黎各的一些地方，以及南加州的一小片地區。

But that's not nearly enough to power the 450 million cups of coffee Americans drink every day.

但是，這還遠遠不夠為美國人每天喝的 4.5 億杯咖啡提供能量。

And so, virtually all of it needs to be imported.

And that's why tariffs on coffee-producing countries, and especially those 50% tariffs on Brazil, which supplies around a third of all the coffee consumed in the US, is impactful for people who sell and import coffee like Peter.

這就是為什麼對咖啡生產國徵收關稅，尤其是對巴西征收 50%的關稅，這對像彼得這樣銷售和進口咖啡的人來說影響很大。

It keeps me up at night, because you have to try to figure out a way to manage your cash flow to anticipate what's coming.

這讓我徹夜難眠，因為你必須想辦法管理你的現金流，預測即將發生的事情。

The stakes were high before tariffs were even announced.

在關稅宣佈之前，賭注就已經很大了。

Back in February, the global price of Arabica coffee hit its highest point on record.

今年 2 月，阿拉比卡咖啡的全球價格創下歷史最高點。

Even though that's come down a bit, roasted coffee cost consumers 15% more last month than it did a year prior.

儘管這一數字略有下降，但上個月消費者購買烘焙咖啡的成本比前一年高出 15%。

All of that puts pressure on sellers like Peter.

所有這些都給彼得這樣的賣家帶來了壓力。

So, you know, if we have to shrink, we'll shrink.

所以，你知道，如果我們必須縮小規模，我們就縮小。

And if we have to shrink to the point where we go out of business, there's nothing I can do about it.

如果我們不得不縮小到倒閉的地步，我也無能為力。

But he's betting that that morning cup of joe is something people will keep shelling out for, even if it costs them more.

但他敢打賭，即使花費更多，人們也會繼續為早上的那杯咖啡買單。

I need three double espressos just to be conscious.

我需要三杯雙倍濃縮咖啡才能清醒過來。

And I know my customers are very ritualized when it comes to their coffee.

我知道我的顧客在喝咖啡時非常有儀式感。

Around the world and across the UK, this is BBC News.

還有世界各地和英國各地，這裡是 BBC 新聞。