Coffee surges as Brazil struggles
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The price of a cup of coffee is rising as the cost of Arabica beans hits seven-year highs after severe weather and the pandemic devastated Brazilian producers. Brazil supplies 40% of the world’s coffee
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Arabica coffee futures
(US$ per pound)

BRAZIL
Brasília
Paraná
São Paulo

Oct 2014: 2.26 

1,600km
1,000 miles

1.17
Jul 2021: Frost wipes
Jun 2020 0.97
Nov 2016: 1.60
Jul 27, 2021: 2.09 

$ 2.00 1.83 1.50 1.00 0.50 0


2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 
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Source: Bloomberg, Reuters, Trading Economics
Picture: Associated Press
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