The World Bank’s beverage index — which adds world coffee, cocoa and tea prices — fell by a third in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, and the agency expects the year to end by 30% below 2025. Cocoa and coffee, which in 2024 and 2025 reached never seen or high prices for several decades, seemed to have begun the way back to normal.
The World Bank’s beverage index — which adds world coffee, cocoa and tea prices — fell by a third in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, and the agency expects the year to end by 30% below 2025. Cocoa and coffee, which in 2024 and 2025 reached never seen or high prices for several decades, seemed to have begun the way back to normal.