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California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

389 points · 987 comments · randycupertino

  1. ortusdux · · focus · HN ↗
    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wineinstitute.org&#x2F;press-releases&#x2F;one-year-later&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wineinstitute.org&#x2F;press-releases&#x2F;one-year-later&#x2F;

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fas.usda.gov&#x2F;data&#x2F;commodities&#x2F;wine-related-products-0" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fas.usda.gov&#x2F;data&#x2F;commodities&#x2F;wine-related-produ...

    1. randycupertino · · focus · HN ↗
      - Tariffs so less international demand for US wine

      - Canadian boycots of US products due to tariff wars

      - Boomer wine buyers dying off

      - younger generations drinking less overall and being less into wine

      - everyone on GLP-1s drinking less

      1. philipallstar · · focus · HN ↗
        &gt; - Tariffs so less international demand for US wine

        Why&#x27;s this?

        1. legitster · · focus · HN ↗
          I feel like this is a trolling question. Demand for US exports has never been lower in recent history.
          1. philipallstar · · focus · HN ↗
            Feelings aside, I was just asking a question because I didn&#x27;t understand the link.
            1. intothemild · · focus · HN ↗
              I&#x27;ll give my own personal reasons, our interest rates were going down.. Trump decides to start a trade war, then the central banks get a bit worried, then Trump decides to go to war with Iran.. now the central banks are increasing interest rates, as the future is uncertain.

              His whole rhetoric is America should make more stuff right... Well, we can certainly stop buying that stuff since the choices he&#x27;s made have hurt us. I&#x27;d prefer to buy closer to home thanks.

              Not the only one I&#x27;m guessing.

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