Roasters and cafes grapple with rising coffee bean prices

Your daily cup of java is getting a little more expensive as roasters and cafes grapple with rising coffee bean prices.

Michael von Massow, food economist at the University of Guelph, says climate change has been the biggest contributor to the ongoing surge in bean prices, as coffee crops are very sensitive to temperature changes.

Coffee prices have risen in recent weeks amid concerns of dry weather in Brazil, a major coffee-producing country.

Von Massow says that’s making your daily cup of coffee more expensive, whether you’re brewing it at home and buying a coffee at a cafe.

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Adam Pesce, president of Reunion Coffee Roasters, says it has been stressful to keep track of price fluctuations as the roaster has had to inc