Coffee lovers and café dwellers are likely to see the price of a cup of joe increase soon, experts warn. The price of arabica coffee beans, the high-quality beans found in most restaurants and shops, spiked this month, recently jumping to $3.50 a pound. A pile of coffee beans during harvest at a plantation in Minas Gerais state near Guaxupe, Brazil, on June 13, 2016. 1 factor on the increase and change in prices in the coffee market. “People are very reactive to coffee prices, and this affects everyone down the chain.

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