Any coffee drinkers here?

[kentuck]

I just went to the grocery store and I checked the price of coffee. I usually buy it at 11.99 or 10.99 on sale. Today it was 15.49. So it looks like the tariff has taken hold, at least on coffee.

A smart business would bite the profit on coffee, in my opinion, because people would shop at their store for the price of coffee alone. It is much like gasoline. People will drive a hundred miles to save a dime on a gallon.

[Bayard]

1. I have several of the big cans in my freezer

Bought when it was relatively cheap.

[k_buddy762]

2. Yes.

30oz of McDonalds ground was $14 yesterday when I bought it.

Peets and Don Francisco and other "budget" brands haven't really moved much, price-wise, over the past few years, at least in my area.

I'm heading out to buy steak and eggs shortly and will go have a look at coffee prices; you've got me curious now.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Main thing on coffee, I think, is adverse growing conditions rather than tariff taxes.

On the other hand, coffee prices seem relatively stable here (Canada) after about a 15 percent jump last year. But I only drink two economical brands of ground coffee so I don't really know. Taste might be a bit off: don't know if it is just me changing or if they are mixing in cheaper beans to keep price relatively stable.

[Beartracks]

4. I noticed that, too. I muttered "Thanks, Trump" before I put it in my cart.

[Clouds Passing]

51. I always say that out loud in a very sarcastic tone

[bif]

5. I read somewhere that it was a bad growing season for coffee

Hence, the increase in prices.

[Kid Berwyn]

13. Understandable.

Seeing dust storms in Chicago these days.

[fierywoman]

19. This.

[cachukis]

6. Suspect corporations will spread out tariffs

across product line. They have to manage cash flow and bottom line.
Some products will become more scarce which will affect their specific pricing. Environment and shipping factors will contribute.
We are in a fluid economy.
Some will manage better than others.

[lastlib]

15. Well, when the fluid is coffee, I get testy.

I'm not addicted to coffee, I'm strictly a recreational user. But don't get between me and my percolator.

Thanks, Donny Two Dolls. - - - Go fornicate a cactus--preferably a saguaro.

[cachukis]

27. Likewise. Have stocked up, but like it as fresh as

possible.
Furthermore, I'm a market guy since my travels in the third world. As a retired pensioner, I seek bargains.
My meals are fresh, top notch, based on sales.
I shop around and know where I can get 5 lbs of fresh frozen Florida pinks for $60.00.
Anticipating the challenge to keep as much money in the bank as possible.

[Hellbound Hellhound]

7. Where do you live?

At this point I have to conclude that for the majority of these price-gouged items (Eggs, coffee) it's location over tariffs. Upstate New York, Eggs are still 5.69 a dozen and I just bought a 20+oz can of coffee from Market32 for I think 8.99 and it wasn't even on sale. Might even be local store to store, or cities price gouging because they can and they know people will pay it.

[kentuck]

11. Eggs were 4.99 today

...in Colorado.

[TBF]

42. Same here in TX - I paid $4.99 at Neighborhood Walmart

for the "Happy Eggs" free range brand. It was actually cheaper than many others.

I mainly stick to HEB and Kroger but sometimes stop at the small neighborhood Walmart because it's easier to maneuver. Prices are just as high as when Biden was in office, and gas hasn't gone down either. Here in TX, we usually have lower prices with our proximity to the refineries but even that is not helping w/Trump in charge. It has been a chaotic mess.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. I bought 6 plastic cans of Maxwell House a couple of months ago at $7.99.

[FakeNoose]

9. Yes I only buy Colombian coffee, but I look for different brands as the prices change weekly

In the last several months I've bought Colombian coffee whenever I see it on a sale price ... because I know it will never be that "cheap" again. Might as well stock up now.

For a while I was getting 12 ounce packages (not sold as a pound anymore) for $6.99, or $7.99, sometimes $8.99 per package. We'll never see those prices again, even after Chump is gone and the tariffs are finally lifted.

[anciano]

10. The brand I usually buy has increased

from 10.38 to 15.85.

[Mountainguy]

49. Similar for me

Chock-full-o-nuts

[Sympthsical]

12. Coffee's been steadily increasing over time

In the past year I've noticed an increase from 11.99 to 12.99 to 13.99 to currently 14.59.

There are a number of reasons. The big one is there's been drought in South America. The tariffs and uncertainty they create is another. But tariffs are at 10% (at present, I believe).

Climate change is going to have a more profound effect on coffee prices going forward.

[liberalla]

21. I had read that both coffee and chocolate will be going up, and mainly for the same reason ---

growing conditions changing drastically due to climate changes in the areas where the beans grow best.
Of course, the tariffs won't help!

Coffee and cocoa... two of my favorite things!
I weep...

[Sympthsical]

35. Yeah, Trump's just piling insult on an ongoing injury

My partner is a dark chocolate devotee, and I drink coffee every day.

Our wallets are under siege!

[lastlib]

41. Two of the four essential food grouups......

1) meat & potatoes;
2) pizza;
3) coffee;
4) chocolate.

What else do you need for a balanced diet?

You say vegetables? Bah--coffee comes from a bean; there ya go.

[Skittles]

14. RIGHT HERE, DUDE

Decades of working 12 hour shifts plus giving up cigarettes made me a solid caffeine junkie; I've stocked up but you can only stock up so much, I don't want stale coffee.

what will all those little coffee shops do

[twodogsbarking]

16. But wait there's more.

Sadly.

[HappyH]

17. Check for a local roaster

I get roasted beans from a local guy, the Notorious Coffee Roasting Company near Mars Hill NC. $10 a pound, beans or ground, for Costa Rican coffee. Coffee is $12 to $15 per pound in the local grocery store.

[Snarkoleptic]

18. Costco is a great place to buy whole bean coffee.

Each fall I stock up on Starbucks Winter Blend when it's reduced to around $17 for a 2.5 pound bag.
That's my primary choice, but I'll also buy their Kirkland-branded Colombian Supremo.
A friend that formerly worked at Starbucks told me the Kirkland one is produced by Starbucks.

I've currently got around 30# of whole bean coffee stashed into various nooks in/around the kitchen.
As a self-described caf-fiend, I brew a pot ever day and drink it black.
I filter our municipal water with a Zero Water Pitcher for best flavor.

[fierywoman]

20. This. I like Costco French Roast or Espresso.

[krkaufman]

22. Climate change

Coffee prices spiked pre-tariffs, purportedly due to climate change effects; tariffs would presumably drive them higher:

[Bristlecone]

23. Have definitely noticed an increase to coffee prices.

I am unlucky enough to almost be forced to shop at a Kroger owned chain store; Kroger has this notion of “Price Locked” items. But the prices to those items invariably goes up regularly. I know what I think is supposed to be presented to me when I see the term “price lock,” and an increase to that price week over week is not it.
My coffee brand specifically has gone up about 30-40% over the last 1.5 months.

[4TheArts]

24. Stockpiling

Been storing up coffee since dRumpf was installed again. We are still getting the 11.5 oz vacuum pack of JFG or Folgers for just over $5.00.
Eggs we've been lucky with. Store price still around $4.00 a dozen, sometimes the 18 pack for $5.00. then every two weeks a friend with chickens hands me a dozen just because she can.

[DENVERPOPS]

25. Sadly Kentuck

it is not only the Tariff's, but the world wide droughts that will be causing shortages and serious inflation in everything that is grown.
Prepare for major increases in Wheat, (Flour for Baked goods), Rice, Avocados, and most fruits and vegetables.....

[senseandsensibility]

26. Not me

(As I scarf down my second iced coffee of the day) Seriously, I've been preparing for a while, stocking up every time coffee goes on sale. But the way we go through it.... Might be forced to give up one of my few remaining guilty pleasures if prices go much higher.

[moonscape]

48. Start roasting your own! Green beans are

cheaper, keep a year in good storage (I’ve roasted 2 yo green beans that were still drinkable), and it’s fun to have both cheaper and better/fresher coffee

[lastTexasDem]

28. Coffee

I can actually quit coffee. And it may be for good.

[marble falls]

47. I cut it out, too. It was over diluting my morning cup of bourbon. I feel better already.

[Scrivener7]

29. It's the one thing I hoarded before the tariffs hit. I have about a year's worth.

[Martin68]

30. I'm waiting for that shoe to drop at the coffee roaster where I buy my whole bean coffee.

[totodeinhere]

31. I usually get my coffee fix either at the McDonald's drive thru or from bottled

coffee I buy at my local market. I have not noticed any price changes yet.

[Ms. Toad]

32. Most coffee is imported green and roasted in the US.

- a matter of weeks to months for that process. That meant the cost-add for tariffs isn't likely yet impacting the cost of coffee on shelf, since most started the first week in April, and many were delayed because of confusion about how they would be collected. And coffee beans from Mexico aren't subject to a tariff because they fall under the USMCA agreement.

And, as for eating what you have described as a 50% increase in cost - the profit margin in grocery stores is around 1-3%. That would eat through the profit, and more.

[proud patriot]

37. Yup the green beans last for months

while once the roasting process is done the timer starts on the freshness of
coffee which affects the acidity and bitterness of the taste .


from your friendly neighborhood Kona Coffee Farmer

[Ms. Toad]

43. Thanks for the confirmation.

I don't have much direct experience with coffee . . . but I know it isn't an instantaneous process from field to shelf, and that the roasting is (mostly)done here after import.

[proud patriot]

57. You're Welcome

[indigoth]

33. Oh ya.

I have something like 13 different coffee makers of various kinds. Three grinders and I’ve got three coffee plants growing in the livingroom … none have produced coffee, yet, so I’m still buying beans.

I don’t buy beans from the grocery store … I get higher end stuff from a chain, here, in the twin cities … they have roasters at every location and the last pound I bought(about a week ago) was roasted a few hours before I bought it. I paid $21 for that pound last weekend. A pound usually lasts me about two weeks, so it’s unlikely that I’ll need more till next weekend.

[taxi]

34. Any coffee drinkers here? Ha! Good one!

Odds are many here have fingers permanently curved into hooks from holding a coffee mug forever. Btw, better check my pantry. I think I'm down to a par level of two unopened bags.

[RainCaster]

36. my coffee went from $18 to $20 lb

I buy direct from Peet's, worth the price.

[IronLionZion]

38. Most US coffee is from Brazil and Colombia, Trump gave both 10% tariff

so that's on top of the bad growing season this past year. Otherwise the 10% tariff would raise the price by around $1 not $5.

[gerryatwork]

39. I roast my own

coffee beans at home. Been doing it for about 15 years. The raw green beans generally cost about $5-7 a pound. A pound of green beans years about 13-14 oz of roasted coffee. So for amazing tasting coffee it comes to much less than $10 lb. The price of raw beans is based on me purchasing 7 lbs 2 weeks ago.

[FakeNoose]

53. I did that once, probably 40 years ago

I found that I could order a sack of green unroasted coffee beans from Macy's but I had to buy a 50-pound sack! It lasted quite a while however I cannot attest to the freshness of the beans by the time I got to the bottom of the sack. Yes it is less expensive doing it that way, but not very convenient. Too often I had to go through and pick out the burned beans because they never roasted uniformly. Some were too brown, almost black, while others weren't brown enough. But I didn't have a professional roasting appliance either, I tried to do it in my regular cast-iron frying pan, and that was half the problem.

[Abolishinist]

40. Several months ago, right after he started going after Canada,

I tried to find some products to buy from them. About the only thing that worked for me was coffee, so I bought several blends of Tim Hortons. I'm by no means a coffee connoisseur, I either like it or not, and of the ones I like it's hard for me to differentiate, but keeping that in mind I really enjoyed all of the ones I ordered. I've tried three so far, two were at $5.98 and the other around $12.99.

The only 'bad' thing for some is that the only way I could buy it was through Amazon.

[wendyb-NC]

44. Coffee is my essential, adult beverage

I have to buy some more beans, when I go shopping tomorrow.

Yes, all things considered the price is no doubt, going up. I've noticed even the grocery store's brand, is $8.00 a 11.6 oz, or (whatever it is) bag.

I guess I'll have to drink a bit less coffee during the day. I go through phases when I drink 3 cups a day, plus . Right, now 1 -2 cups is where I'm at. That's manageable.

[NutmegYankee]

45. A 10% tariff on raw coffee beans should be less than a $1 increase.

The price jump you see is greed.

[Totally Tunsie]

46. BJs prices have remained steady.

Columbian Whole Bean, 2.5 pounds for $17.99 ($7.20/lb.)
Columbian Ground. 2.5 pounds for $14.99 ($6.00/lb.)
Eggland's Best Cage Free Large White Eggs, 2 pk./12 ct. is $7.99 ($4.00/dz.)
Berkley Jensen Ultra Strong Bath Tissue, 32 ct./224 sheets is $19.99.

Their coffee has great taste, freezes well, and gets re-stocked until the price rises. I've even packaged eggs in serving-sized bags for the freezer - they're fine if you don't mind scrambled.

I'm well-stocked on any imports, including wine, for the next year!

[Xavier Breath]

50. I'm more than a coffee drinker.

Just like Ken Anderson, Kurt Vonnegut and Jane Curtain, I'm a coffee achiever!

[DiverDave]

52. I stepped out of line

To go check. It WAS 16 something.
Up from 12 the last time I bought it.
It is safeway, not the cheapest place.

[Greybnk48]

54. I stockpiled coffee the last time this bastard was elected, and did so this time too!

I have 12 2#bags of my favorite coffee here that I paid between $10.99 and $12.99 for at Costco.

My psychosis sometimes pays off!

[FarPoint]

55. My Starbuck k-cups price remains unchanged since last bought in Janruary

I get like 96 k-cups for around $44 on Amazon....

[Ferrets are Cool]

56. We stocked up two months ago, expecting this to happen.

[Meowmee]

58. I bought some Wellesley Farms Ground Decaf today- it went up by $3-4

From last time. I also bought some 8 O'Clock Columbian beans, 30 oz for $14.95 and a coffee grinder because I wanted to try Columbian and fresh ground coffee. I'm not sure what the normal price is, but I bought the regular beans, 40 oz for about $9.99 at Amazon, it is still 9.99 now. Usually I get Folger's instant at BJs for myself. I bought a few when it was on sale. The price went up by $2 or so. It is pretty inexpensive and easy to make.

I'm not sure if it is all due to tariffs because I read prices were expected to go up due to issues with growing coffee beans.

I am thinking about switching back to green tea, which is actually more expensive than coffee. I bought some of that as well at BJs. It has gone up by about $2 but that happened 2-3 years ago during the pandemic- Bigelow Organic Green Tea bags. I tried matcha once but I didn't care for it and it caused reflux. That tea almost never goes on sale, maybe once in 1.5 years, so I stock up whenever it does.

[alfredo]

59. Tea

I also buy tea from an Arab grocery. The last 10oz box I bought was around $10. Mind you, it’s good Ceylon tea, not that stuff that comes in bags.