Coffee set to cost more and taste worse due to climate change

Research shows climate change is one of the reasons why coffee prices have been rising in recent years. Costs and quality are only set to worsen in the years ahead. – Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

The record highs in coffee prices seen in recent years are at least partly caused by extreme weather in global coffee-growing regions, according to new research suggesting that both supply and quality of coffee beans will fall even further in the coming years.

According to an analysis by non-profit science news organization Climate Central, climate change has brought more days in recent years with peak temperatures that can harm Arabica coffee plants.