Trinita Rhodes

“Ultimately, these increased costs will end up being passed on to consumers… Prices are likely to increase for consumers because [farmers] need to be able to meet their cost of production in order to remain viable and successful in their...

“If you produce toilet paper, or a basic staple food item, folks have to have that,” said Cortes. “Whereas where you’re producing something that really affects the quality of life of communities, that’s a discretionary item. The last thing that...

“Since the newest tariffs were announced, we have already started receiving notifications of price increases on many products that we sell. The uncertainty that the tariffs have caused for the average consumer has created a hesitancy to spend as normal,...