Trump Exempts Cocoa From Reciprocal Tariffs, a Win for Hershey
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEStated as firm: the White House[2] published the order "Modifying the Scope of the Reciprocal Tariff with Respect to Certain Agricultural Products" on November 14, 2025, and Hershey's statement welcoming "the Trump administration's decision to exempt cocoa" is stamped "Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:59:00 -0500".
An executive order took cocoa and other farm goods out of President Trump's reciprocal tariffs, backdated to November 13. Hershey, which had asked the White House for the exemption, said cocoa is not grown in the US and supports more than 10,000 American jobs.
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