ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KFVS) - Fall drinks are coming out at coffee shops across the United States, but prices are not falling. In fact, coffee prices may be reaching new highs.

Coffee prices jumped 21% last month after tariffs went into effect, the largest jump since 1997, according to the Consumer Price Index. Just like the drip of espresso, the cost of raw coffee trickles down to your drink. The largest coffee producer in the world is Brazil, but that’s also the country facing some of the highest tariffs from the United States at 50%.

Other factors are also at play in higher prices, like drought, scarcity, and competition. But Camdenton, Missouri, coffee roasters Dax and Stephanie Beaman noticed an extreme jump thanks to tariffs, and have had to raise prices for customers as well.

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