Coffee costs more thanks to the climate crisis

The price of coffee (amongst other food crops) is on the rise due to the climate crisis:

The highest price rises were for cocoa and coffee, up 163% and 103% respectively, due to a combination of higher than average rainfall and temperatures in producing regions, according to the research.

Charles Arthur doesn’t think this will put coffee shops out of business:

The rising cost of coffee probably won’t put coffee shops out of business – other costs are far bigger factors – but they might have to raise them marginally, and people may notice that.

I’ll tell you where this does hurt, though: if you brew your own coffee. The price of speciality beans is notably up on this time last year.

It’s still way cheaper than going to a coffee shop — a bag of coffee is about three of four coffee shop coffees in price — but I’m feeling the pinch.