Coffee Sellers, Shops Face Rising Prices

Coffee Sellers, Shops Face Rising Prices

Anyone who shops at the grocery store knows the price of coffee has soared. In the United States, the average price of a pound of ground roast coffee was $8.41 in July, the latest figures available before this column went to press. That’s up 33% compared with a year ago. But grocery store joe is commodity coffee, a different category from the specialty, higher-grade coffees found in coffee shops and at retailers like River City Coffee and Fidel …