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One quiet morning, millions of Americans poured coffee into their mugs, unaware that the very beans fueling their day had just been pulled into a global fight. Washington had unleashed a 50% tariff on all Brazilian coffee imports, and suddenly, the most stable supply chain in the world collapsed into politics and power plays. Brazil, the largest coffee producer on Earth and the United States’ number one supplier, didn’t just resist, it roared back with defiance. “I will not humiliate myself,” the Brazilian president declared, making it clear there would be no bending, no compromise, and no begging.

For decades, the rhythm of beans traveling from the lush green hills of Minas Gerais to roasters in New Jersey had been predictable, almost invisible. But overnight that rhythm stopped, and the world’s most beloved morning ritual—coffee—was thrown into chaos.

The United States consumes an astonishing amount of coffee, more than 24 million bags each year. That averages out to nearly ten pounds per person, a number that probably feels low if you know a single college student or overworked office worker. Brazil supplies about thirty percent of that. To put it simply, without Brazil, American coffee culture is standing on one wobbly leg. And America doesn’t exactly have a backup plan. Domestic production is almost nothing—tiny harvests in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and a few experimental farms in California