Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too
President Trump's current 10% tariffs cover most coffee-producing countries and are expected to drive up costs for Americans
Renee Colon lifts coffee beans from the cooling tray of a roasting machine at Fuego Coffee Roasters’ roasting facility in Rochester, N.Y., Friday, March 21, 2025. (Max Conway via AP)
By Associated Press
UPDATED: April 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM MDT
By MAX CONWAY, Rochester Institute of Technology and CEDAR ATTANASIO, Associated Press
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — With her purple-and-pink hair swaying, Reneé Colón stands on a stepladder in the rented corner of a warehouse, pouring Brazilian coffee beans into her groaning old roasting machine.
The beans are precious because they survived severe drought in a year when environmental conditions depressed coffee production globally, doubling the price of raw beans in just months.
Renee Colon, co-owner of Fuego Coffee Roasters, works at her roasting facility
“Unfortunately, coffee is going to become more scarce,” said Colón, founder and roaster at Fuego Coffee Roasters. “Seeing that dramatic loss of the Brazilian crop is a perfect example.”
Losses from heat and drought have cut production forecasts in Brazil and Vietnam, the world’s largest coffee growers. Global production is still expected to increase, but not as much as commodity market investors had expected. That’s sent coffee prices up, largely because of continued high demand in Europe, the U.S., and China.
Prices peaked in February but have remained high, forcing roasters like Colón to weigh how much of that cost to absorb and how much to pass on to consumers.
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