“Historically, significant fluctuations in green coffee prices have been reflected in the market (retail prices) and we expect that precedent to continue,” the company said. The rise in transport costs, linked to a shortage of shipping containers, could play a major role in driving up prices.
Yes. In moderation, coffee seems to be good for most people — that’s 3 to 5 cups daily, or up to 400 milligrams of caffeine. “The evidence is pretty consistent that coffee is associated with a lower risk of mortality ,” said Erikka Loftfield, a research fellow at the National Cancer Institute who has studied the beverage.
· The International Coffee Organization warns that there is a huge shortage of coffee in the global market in the coming season 2021/2022. This will be reflected in rising prices, which are already hovering around two dollars per pound. Coffee is currently the most expensive on the global market since 2014.
· Investors are betting on a coffee shortage, in fact: Coffee futures are up 24 percent, meaning that investors believe the price will continue to rise. It’s unclear whether this price will be passed on to consumers in the form of a more expensive cup of coffee. But it’s certainly concerning for a crop that’s already under intense threat …
· And now The Register brings you news of a terrifying new crisis: a coffee shortage. Bloomberg’s Indian outpost Quint details the disaster: droughts in Brazil have crimped supply, even as the ships and containers needed to get the diminished crop to …
· A global shortage of beans is already threatening to push up prices at cafes and supermarkets. Now, your morning cappuccino or latte might start leaving a bitter taste for other reasons too. The world is facing a desperate shortfall of arabica coffee, the variety that gives the smoothest flavor and makes up about 60% of world production.
· There’s a computer chip shortage. In the market for a new car, smartphone or washing machine this year? A global shortage of computer chips could mean you have to wait a while — and pay more.
· Farmer group predicts food crisis by 2022 over fertilizer shortage. Persons within Ghana’s food production value chain are warning of looming food shortage if measures are not immediately taken to resolve the unavailability of fertilizer in the country by the end of the year. They say Ghana faces a potential food crisis by 2022 if the …
· But if there aren’t enough people to grow, process and transport our food, that is a massive problem, and that is precisely what we are currently facing… Whether it’s fruit pickers, slaughterhouse workers, truckers, warehouse operators, chefs or waiters, the global food ecosystem is buckling due to a shortage of staff.
· For the very first time in recorded history, there is an extremely severe shortage of workers in nations all over the planet. When this shortage first started to emerge earlier this year, I thought that it was very strange, because 2020 had been a year when we had seen unemployment absolutely skyrocket in the U.S. and other western nations.
· There may very well be a shortage, but every time you say “ammo shortage”, people freak out and buy whatever is in stock, hence causing more shortages. Reply. Mike. December 23, 2021 at 9:22 pm . I guess there are shortages in some places but not here in my area. Prices have increased a little but still available.
· “With curtailed fertilizer production, we almost certainly will be faced with a global shortage of CO2 that is used widely. CO2 is used extensively in the …