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Soaring Coffee Prices Rewrite some Americans’ Daily Routines
U.S. coffee prices rose 18% in January, causing many consumers to reduce purchases, switch brands, or brew at home, while two-thirds of Americans still drink coffee daily.
- On Friday, the U.S. Consumer Price Index showed coffee prices rose 18.3% year-over-year and climbed 47% over five years, per the U.S. government report.
- Supply-Side analysts say drought in Vietnam, heavy rain in Indonesia, hot dry weather in Brazil, and tariffs on some imports in 2025 reduced coffee yields and raised global prices.
- Consumers say Toast found the median hot coffee price was $3.61 in December, and some report cafe prices rising from $2 to $5 or $6, prompting store purchases.
- Consumers responded by reducing coffee intake or switching brands: Liz Sweeney cut from three cups to one and stopped cafe visits, while Sharon Cooksey switched from Starbucks to Lavazza, about 40% cheaper, though the National Coffee Association says consumption broadly holds steady.
- With two-thirds of Americans drinking coffee daily, household budgeting pressures including the government shutdown last fall have forced some to trim spending as home-brew bag of beans costs remain lower than a caf� latte.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Rising coffee prices are forcing Americans to rethink their morning ritual
Coffee prices in the U.S. were up 18.3 percent in January from a year ago
Associated Press News
Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans' daily routines
Rising coffee prices are changing how some Americans get their caffeine. Government data shows coffee prices were up nearly 20 percent in December from a year earlier and up almost 50 percent over five years.
Telemundo 20
For years, it was a daily trip to McDonald’s to have a cup of coffee with 10 individual sachets of sugar and five of cream. Later, they were Starbucks caramel macchiatos with almond milk and two doses of syrup. Coffee has been a morning ritual for Chandra Donelson since she was old enough to drink it. But, discouraged by the rise in prices, the 35-year-old woman from Washington, D.C., did the unthinkable: she left it. “I did it every day for yea…
Coffee prices in the US rose 18.3% in January compared to a year ago
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