Businesses are using up the inventory they imported pre-tariffs, while others are fed up with taking a hit to their bottom line.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/adidas-walmart-home-depot-and-other-major-brands-that-say-trump-s-tariffs-are-pushing-them-to-raise-prices/ar-AA1CfGcb

This is just in Arkansas..wait till it hits over the midwest. Beef pricing through the roof, head of lettuce close to $3.00. (but that's a immigration issue)
Farmers were already getting subsidies, now they're want more to stay afloat.
I don't want my tax dollars going to help someone when they can't help themselves. You voted for this...FAFO

The new rallying cry of the fool.  

The beef prices are not because of TARIFFS..... sorry to burst your bubble.

This article proved my point in past posts.

Because trump always chicken out. Corporations need stability but now, they didn't know what tax to pay at the port on really any given day. One day they're on at XX percent the next day they're not. They can't develop a pricing structure or cost. Do they take the hit on the margin and if yes, what the tolerance level.
Some countries did get hit with a tariff, hence the cost of some goods on the rise. The big majority of the tariff are still in limbo, especially if the goods are from China.But companies have scaled back on their overseas orders for fear that the cost will fuck over their margins. They don't want to over produce so they're playing it "safe", booked orders are at the bare min.  
So by November, My guess is that you'll see low inventory with high prices.
On a side note, John Deere laid off close to 300 employee. Think of farming equipment

That was a bad message to send. The workers had permits and were legal to work here. I'm sure other countries who were thinking about invested in a very unstable, political hot bed like American might start to second guess their investment here. One thing, do companies from around the world want to invest here,  then get shake down. Once you give it, there is no  (intel) turning back with this administration.

ACTUALLY WRONG.... they did say it was because of the flu and that chickens had to be killed.   But I guess you missed that.

100% correct and it is why I talked about it in past posts how we wont know about "tariffs" until now or later this fall.  But people and CEO's in the all said they hurt companies right away in the Spring prior to anything happening and jacked up prices.   THEY LIED.   Which I was calling everyone out on.    We needed to see if countries would cave or Trump would cave by this fall on tariffs and trade deals.... which that is coming to a head right as we speak.

Cattle ranchers and non cattle ranchers are seeing a high cost in operating expenses. Again see the video.
Feed, labor, machine parts, land leases are all tied into some sort of tariff, its a here and there.
And look at non beef products, soy beans is a popular product because as soy beans go...so will other products follow.
The high inflation is taking its affect and the dark cloud of tariff don't here
And by the way, pork isn't coming down or as cheap as you might thing, Chicken is the same prices have risen slightly...Beacon is still at 7,99lb and chicken breast, boneless are 3.99/4.99lb. Fucking Chorizo and believe it or not look at how that's price...that'll tell you everything you need to know. Was 1,69lb and it's 2.29lb and that's shit meat that is remains of who knows what.
And ranchers can't afford now to be on a "wait and see".

I get  trump is trying to offset the tax cuts to the billionaires but this is petty and really small. You know who this affect?? Beside the online shoppers who shops at Temu for a $10.00 top because they need to save money. It affects your mom and pop gift shops.
They buy all that shit you see on the floor from oversea vendor.They're invoices are about 600-700. They buy the small pictures frames that have those cutesy sayings, the little stuff teddy bear with the "I love you" on them. Most of what they carry are from companies in Asia that cater to their trinkets.  
Now what happen when they lose some of those sales because of that slight price rise? That senior in high school who works part time may have to be let go. That senior person who does the morning shift, has to be let go....I'm getting teary eye now
Its a small price to pay for Amazon to succeed.

Chorizo..... that is processed... process foods you pay more because of labor.

You want to blame tariffs....  well you can.

You buy "trinkets" from a China Vendor. Say the invoice from China is $800. US Customs notifies you that to release the goods, this $800 invoice is now $1040, based on the 30% tariff rate.
How would you feel? Would you dock that high school senior's hourly rate of say $10hr to the fed min of $7,25? Or would you increase the price of goods, say the 30%? Or do 20% and dock your workers, or would you eat it?
What I'm saying is, why does this administration need to be petty and small with the need to kill this $800 tax exemption just to be able to help fund billionaires tax cuts, and doing it partially on the backs of small businesses.
But I think you're ok with it.

“But its his policies”
Add farmers to the list of the dumbest trump supporters  
Thank you Donald

That is a tough business decision to make.   When I was in business of running retail it would have been eating some of the increase, increase in prices, and also cut in hours for the workers.    But here is the thing..... You are talking a $200 increase in price (on your example).   The market up on most retail "trinkets" is about 40-50%.   Why do you think they offer 20%, 30%, 50% sales through out the year on things.   They offer two for ones.... etc.    But I digress.    

Yep this is a HUGE issue.    It why they will be negotiations end of the week.   Also why south america and other countries they are in negotiations with.

If Trump does brokers any deal, I’m sure it’ll involve his families crypto venture.
Look at the deal with the Saudis… he’s slowly selling us off

I think with China it is fucking Tik Tok is the issue.   Seriously.... is it info sharing with it or info gathering.   Using of towers?

Once he met who I think was tie owner and they made a “deal”.  
I wonder if tik tok contributed to his “Library “ ala Qatar 🤔

Not sure.

Thing is…. If it hits, it didn’t have to happen

Trump's tariffs are a double whammy. They are in the process of raising prices while at the same time they have handcuffed the Fed from cutting rates. Because the Fed knows tariffs are fundamentally inflationary but, because they can't know exactly HOW inflationary, they have needed to wait for more data.
On top of that, Trump's war with the Fed has undermined the credibility of the US dollar as the world's most stable reserve currency. This has been exacerbated by Trump's meddling with the BLS so our economic numbers can no longer be trusted.
And Trump's tax give-away also will stoke inflation and blow a huge hole in the deficit and national debt.
It's a formula for stagflation.

Really..... credit scores are dropping because people were compiling debt under Biden and right now they are starting to default or not keeping up with payments.

Look how he pushed back the Tik Tok date again to December....

Edinathens: "But that's not what Trump and the rightwing media told you. They blamed it on Biden, and you believed them without question, because it sounded good ideologically!"

Just like during Trump's first term, the taxpayers will end up bailing out the farmers for their losses.

"Bail then out once, shame on you...bail them out again....well you can't bail them out again, gotta stop this shit". My ode to W.

I thought, per trump that inflation would end on day one, yes? And that the economy would be booming, yes? If all that did or were suppose to have happen, would the personal debt be paid off by now? Wouldn't we be flowing in all this wealth?
It is what people voted for, yes? Or were they had??
Pleas keep this simple and avoid the open borders, the debt and all the other minutia..

Bailing out Farmers..... Has been every president.   Know History.

It use for pricing as well, to control pricing. I get that..
But when this is self inflicted on something where they actually had a say on and they choose the wrong course, C'mon now.Its like giving a cocaine addict another line to snort.
I live in a fire hazard area, my insurance is going the the roof, trump is fucking with FEMA and now I see farmers asking for handout...sorry but FUCK THEM

How's THAT workin' out for all you pinheads?

Oh correct.   Trump's rhetoric was.... I will end inflation, end wars, end everything the very second, I step into office.     The whole world would be puppy dogs and rainbows.  Just like every politician.  

I am all for bailing out family farms when they're the victims of bad weather, biological pandemics, insect infestations, or other acts of God (fires for example). However, I don't favor letting politicians create problems using tariffs and embargoes, and then we taxpayers having to bailout the farmers because of the excesses of government. The classic example is soybeans.

Grocery prices are down on many things and others they are up.   YEAH... how is that working...... and it is the truth.

so is gasoline, by about 15 cents a gallon.

It could be regional.... and like I said it all depends on what you put in the basket.

Like when he was called out earlier today for claiming I was gleeful about protestors burning down buildings and causing other destruction. He has not even tried to back this up. Because he can't.
The SPOAT is a lying weasel and coward.

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"Milk prices down, butter down, eggs down, chicken down, pork down, veggies down, sea food down"
Veggies aren't down but that seems to be mostly immigration related, mangos out of season so those are up. Nectarines, I love them are 2.99lb,Orange juice, 56oz 3.99, use to be 2.99
Wake up, prices are still on the rise....My haagen dazs ice cream, in a pint was 6.49, use to be on a good day, 3.99 or 2.99 on sale..and I love that shit
Wake up, prices aren't coming down and thank god I don't drink coffee

It's good to see that there's someone else in here who finally understands how business and markets operate in the real world.  I said it years ago when obama's  Fight For $15 "movement" was launched.  I stated several time, why stop at 15, why not 30 or 50?  It's all relative and it would work out in a decade or so but get ready for a $9 big mac, dramatic inflation and an even more fucked up labor market for entry level work.  Finding labor was terrible before the 'vid and the plandemic put that issue on steroids when the helicopter money arrived.

NO, you dumb righty fuck!!  Right now you can get an $8.00 Big Mac meal deal - Big Mac, medium fries, and a medium drink.  Except in Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam where it's $9.00 due to higher costs.  It's also $9.00 in California because the minimum wage for fast food workers is $20.00/hour.  How dare they!!!  The nerve of California!!  Making Californians pay $1.00 more just so workers can have a living wage.  Outrageous!!

The key word in the caption is "Delinquency" on loans, credit cards etc etc. When you're delinquent its because you're not paying your bills. Credit scores were dropping before he went into delinqucy. All because of trump's weakness on handling inflation ::tariffs:: People are making hard decision whether to eat or pay that Master Card credit card that they've been living on.
And if the economy was booming like trump has said it is now, that guy making 40K a year might be in demand somewhere else at 60K. But instead now .he's probably a statistic on the 4.3 unemployment line
And maybe, that 20k in earning might take him off that "Delinquency" list.

You are not getting it.   Delinquency is increasing debt and not making minimum payments.  You still can be making payments but not minimum.   Or you make late payments.   Being "delinquent" is also being LATE.   So if you pay your bill a week late, month late, etc.   Which incurs more interest, late fee, penalties.  

Raw materials coming from china now cost more to name, 30 percent as oppose to 8 percent, which on the 8 percent we/I took a hit on.
Look at what Stephen Moore wrote on the WSJ. Yes it is aluminum but as he said, "Makes no economic sense". Which is the beginning of things to come.
By the way...As my part time side gig, I import and manufacture in China,sometimes domestically..so I know the cost and I'm feeling it.