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MuirHero

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5. The Hershey Company will take a $180 MM hit due to Trump's tariffs.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:58 PM

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The Hershey Company will take a $180 MM hit to their bottom line as a result of Trump's tariffs on cocoa. Cacao cannot be grown in the United States and should not even be a candidate for tariffs. Hershey has already announced price increases and so the cost of these tariffs will be passed on to the consumer. Trump's tariffs are increasing inflation across the board.

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