Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too

Rising Coffee Prices Fueled by Climate Change and Tariffs

A grim brew of drought-induced shortages and new import duties means U.S. coffee roasters pay more for beans, must pass on costs to consumers.

Mongabay reports fuel petition to block US import of coffee tied to slave labor

The nonprofit watchdog Coffee Watch recently filed a petition to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to stop the import of coffee produced with slave labor in Brazil. Coffee Watch relied in part on several Mongabay reports to file the petition. “Mongabay is kind of how I learned about the problem, way back in the […]

Has your coffee become expensive? Climate change and Trump tariffs may be the culprits

The beans are precious because they survived severe drought in a year when environmental conditions depressed coffee production globally.

Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too

Premium coffee roasters in the U.S. are reeling from the sharp price increases of coffee beans, which nearly doubled last year after record drought in Brazil.

Rochester business owner faces cost increases from climate change, tariffs

Reneé Colón is a founder and roaster at Fuego Coffee Roasters.

How inflation is changing South Africa's coffee culture

The latest inflation numbers reveal that coffee prices are still climbing. As reported by Business Tech, experts are sounding the alarm, predicting even tougher times due to a mix of problems, limited coffee supplies, rising costs for things like fertilizer, the shaky Rand, and those ongoing global trade spats. Even though South Africa’s overall inflation rate has dropped to its lowest point in five years, coffee lovers aren’t feeling the relief…