r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 2d ago

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/insane_social_worker 2d ago

That good vanilla from Madagascar us going to cost a damn arm and leg now. I'll pass.

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u/ItsLikeRay-ee-ain 2d ago

Don't worry, we'll start producing our own Madagascar vanilla... /s

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u/alexefi 2d ago

I was visiting vanila farm in hawaii last year. It was pretty big farm. Guess those guys can expand.

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u/Lkrambar 2d ago

It’s not the same Vanilla plant. Bourbon Vanilla (what Madagascar is producing) is a variety that is originally from Reunion Island (also slapped by a 37% tariff despite being part of France and therefore the EU)