Will you be able to afford your favorite pasta dish in 2026? that could take effect in January may cause you to lose your appetite.
Vally Graham, the general manager of , a specialty Italian store in Fairfax County, Virginia, says if the tariff takes effect, it will jack up prices significantly.
鈥淚f right now, my pasta costs, I don鈥檛 know, $10 for a pack of pasta, it will cost almost closer to 30 even $40,鈥� Graham said.
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering a new import tax of 107% on 13 of Italy鈥檚 largest pasta exporters.
鈥淚t will become such a luxury item that a lot of people won鈥檛 be able to afford it,鈥� Graham said.
To try and counter the effects of the potential tariff, Graham said she鈥檚 stocking up on pasta from her suppliers in Italy. She鈥檚 trying to buy enough to last in for an entire year.
鈥淏y mid-December, I should get a full container of that. That鈥檚 pretty much my strategy,鈥� she said.
Customers at Olio2go had a similar strategy when the Trump administration started to impose tariffs on other imported items she sells at the store. However, Graham said now sales have slowed down as people are watching their money more closely.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not that great, but we are trying to navigate through it by giving them an extra promotion,鈥� she said.
Graham said she鈥檚 hopeful prices will go back down to where they were before the tariffs, because it鈥檚 not just about selling pasta and other items from Italy, it鈥檚 also about helping her customers recapture joy.
鈥淚t鈥檚 beautiful to help people rediscover a pasta they tasted in Italy traveling,鈥� she said.
She said she built her business to give her customers 鈥渁 piece of what they lived.鈥�
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