Global Coffee Prices Reach Record Highs Due to Severe Weather

Cost of a coffee could hit £5 as soaring costs push up prices

A single cappuccino has already topped £4 in one major high street chain after extreme weather led to poor harvests

Coffee warning to UK supermarket shoppers as weather causes chaos

The wholesale price of the most popular variety of coffee bean, arabica, hit a 50-year high this week after already scaling up 18 percent this year.

Coffee Prices Break 47

Coffee prices climb to near 50-year highs — and it may take years for the rally to run out of steam

Drought and high temperatures, alongside a global reliance on supplies from relatively few regions, are regarded as the key drivers for the dramatic price rise.

Top coffee producers to hike prices next year as climate change blamed for rising costs

Brazil’s top coffee roasters, including JDE Peet’s, one of the world’s biggest coffee companies, are set to increase prices domestically from early next year after adverse weather caused raw bean prices to spike.