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ST.JOSEPH, Mich. -- According to Reuters , Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of coffee, and the United States is the world's largest consumer. In early August, the 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian goods, including coffee, took effect.

Brian Maynard is the owner of Forté coffee, which has three locations in Michigan. Maynard started Forté coffee almost 7 years ago.

Forté uses specialty coffee, which Maynard explained is arabica coffee beans grown at a high elevation, typically within 1500 miles of the equator. He says all the coffee they use is graded by a quality grader at 80 or better on a scale of 100.

Forté sources its coffee almost exclusively through Theta Ridge Co

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