For many people around the world, coffee is an indispensable part of everyday life – a morning ritual, a moment of rest or a focus maintenance during a busy day. But this pleasure could soon become much more expensive.
The global coffee market currently passes through one of the most difficult crises in recent decades, with prices that have almost doubled in the past year in February 2025. Reached the highest level in the last 30 years.
Climate change and limitations in production
The main reason for such an increase in prices lies in increasingly pronounced climate disorders, which have been affecting key coffee makers like Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia for a while. Drought, heavy rains, unpredictable changes and pests reduce yields and jeopardize the quality of yields.
In addition to the weather, many countries face problems in supply chains, lack of labor and increase energy prices, which further complicates and increases the production and distribution of coffee.
Trump Customs further exacerbate the situation
It is as if natural challenges are not sufficient, additional pressure comes from the political level. President Donald Trump announced the introduction of new customs to a range of import products, including coffee, packaging and accessories associated with coffee, such as cups and preparation equipment. These measures aim to protect domestic production, but at the same time it will significantly increase import costs for the US market – which will reflect rapidly and globally.
The price increase will not affect only manufacturers and distributors, but will have a direct impact on extremely consumers, both in the US and around the world. Coffee could stop being affordable pleasure and becoming more and more to become luxury.
What awaits us?
Experts warn that prices can be continued to move along the ascending path if the weather conditions and geopolitical tensions are not stabilized. With growing demand, especially in Asia and Africa, where more and more people adopt the habit of consumption coffee, pressure on production capacities is further growing.
In such circumstances, coffee could become a symbol of a broader inflationary crisis and climate insecurity, transmitted Radio Sarajevo.
