Let’s talk coffee…and money.
We don’t usually like to discuss prices but as it stands the global coffee industry has been affected by many factors and as a result, we have seen prices jump up. We have always managed to keep our prices competitive by keeping our overheads as minimal as possible, but over the next few months you may notice that our coffee will have a slight increase.
If we look at Brazil, the biggest producer of coffee around the world known for bringing us that lovely chocolatey, nutty coffee. They have struggled hugely with unpredictable climates; they are only just recovering from bad frosts a few years ago, but more recently have suffered dry spells during their rainy season as well as excessive dry periods and droughts. This has resulted in coffee trees being damaged during their flowering stage and left unable to grow coffee beans as they usually should. This has a large effect on the coffee supply chain, so naturally prices will increase.
(Image belongs to Jonas Ferraresso - coffee agronomist)
Most coffee grown in South America has seen droughts from warmer, dryer than usual weather. Coffee trees like humidity and cooler tropical weather, but the dry spells across these regions have caused a lot of damage to crops and future supply.
We have kept our prices relatively the same over the past few years, but we are a business and sadly we do have to increase prices to reflect these changes at times. We will try and keep them as minimal as possible as we understand the cost for everything is on the increase and it all adds up.
We appreciate our customers very much and we will try and keep you in the loop and stay as transparent as possible :)