Takeaways:

• Coffee prices skyrocketed by 21% in 2025, making your daily brew cost a bit more.
• Weather issues in Brazil seriously impacted coffee production, driving prices higher for us.
• The 50% tariff from the Trump era is still affecting coffee prices today for consumers.
• Many roasters are passing on increased costs to customers, which is hitting our wallets hard.
• The average household lost around $4,000 in purchasing power in 2025, which is significant.
• Small price increases can sneak up on you, like the extra 30 cents on your coffee beans.

Links referenced in this episode:

• jamesabrown.net
• jamesabrown.net

That's Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Part of it is the weather in Brazil.

But we can't forget the 50% tariff from the Trump administration.

And it's no surprise that those roasters passed on the cost to us.

The Yale Budget Lab says a lot of people are doing that.

That's four grand that most of us don't have to spare.

It sneaks up on us.

You don't notice the extra 30 cents on a bag of beans until you don't buy them.

And then the thing after that, and then the thing after that.

So what small things have you cut out of your grocery bills?

Let me know on jamesabrown.net, on that note.

I'm James A.

Brown, and as always, be well.