Your morning coffee is about to get more expensive: How to keep your costs down

If you’re a coffee lover, brace yourself: your next cup of Joe might cost you a little more.

Recent tariffs on imported coffee are taking effect, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, coffee prices rose over 14% on an annual basis in July. Experts are warning that prices could rise even further with a new 50% tariff on coffee imports from Brazil, the world’s largest producer of coffee beans.

At Fort Thomas Coffee , owner Christine Smalley has been navigating this "brewing storm" of rising costs.

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“They have gone up about 10%, and just a couple of weeks ago, our roaster increased prices by 5%,” Smalley said.

Despite these increases, she has held off on raising the price of coffee, instead