{"id":61863,"date":"2025-11-26T19:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/61863\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T19:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:13:08","slug":"prices-surge-as-local-roasters-navigate-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/61863\/","title":{"rendered":"Prices surge as local roasters navigate challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

STUART, Fla. \u2014 The cost of your morning cup of coffee continues to climb, with prices rising faster than many other grocery staples across the country.<\/p>\n

I love coffee, but these days it’s getting very expensive. I wanted to know what’s going on and why, so I decided to investigate. First, I needed to get a coffee.<\/p>\n

WATCH BELOW: Consumer, roasters navigate high coffee costs<\/p>\n

Coffee costs: Consumer, roasters navigate high costs<\/p>\n

I bought a sugar-free vanilla latte with almond milk in Martin County, and it cost $6.15.<\/p>\n

“I have noticed an increase, but I think in general everything’s a little more pricey these days,” said Marc Manning, a coffee customer.<\/p>\n

I visited The Roasted Record<\/a> coffee shop in downtown Stuart, where they roast their own coffee in-house. The shop is owned by Mike Mann, who has been in the industry for nearly a dozen years. He said the price of coffee is higher than ever.<\/p>\n

According to the most recent data from the federal government, the price of coffee has increased<\/a> nearly 19% in the last year, which is one of the highest increases of all food and drink items.<\/p>\n

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Trump rolls back tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods to address high prices<\/p>\n

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Mann said several factors play into the price hike, with the biggest one being supply and demand.<\/p>\n

He receives his coffee in 132-pound bags \u2014 and the cost has nearly doubled in the past few months. <\/p>\n

“This time last year, we were paying about $380 for this bag,” Mann explained. “And this year, I’m paying close to $690 for that same bag.” <\/p>\n

Brazil is one of the largest coffee suppliers in the world, so what happens there dramatically affects the market, Mann explained.<\/p>\n

He said new tariffs didn’t help the problem. While the Trump administration announced it’d be eliminating tariffs on Brazil<\/a>, the impact is still being felt.<\/p>\n

The good news? Mann expects the price of coffee to go down in 2026, but says it could be another four to six months before we finally see that drop.<\/p>\n

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