Why Coffee Prices Are Rising in 2025 – and How Your Coffee Purchase Supports Youth Arts
At Coffee For The Arts, we import and roast specialty-grade coffee from some of the most respected coffee-growing regions on Earth. If you’ve noticed rising prices lately, you’re not alone. Whether at the grocery store or online, coffee prices are climbing—and there are real, global reasons why.
This blog will help you understand the key factors impacting the price of coffee in 2025, including tariffs, climate change, and global politics. More importantly, we’ll share how your coffee choice makes a difference for underserved youth arts programs in the U.S.
🌎 What’s Driving the Cost of Coffee Up in 2025?
1. Climate Change & Crop Volatility
Specialty coffee requires very specific growing conditions—elevation, rainfall, and temperature must be just right. But in recent years:
- Unpredictable frosts in Brazil
- Prolonged droughts in Central America
- Erratic rainfall in Ethiopia
...have slashed global coffee yields and driven up costs.
2. Tariffs and Trade Disruptions
Due to new trade policies and international tensions, import tariffs on agricultural goods like coffee have increased. These added fees and customs delays affect:
- Coffee bean importers like us
- Smallholder farmers in coffee-producing nations
- You, the consumer, when prices are passed down the chain
3. Global Supply Chain Challenges
From labor shortages at ports to container shortages and fuel costs, the supply chain remains fragile. In 2025, we're still dealing with the aftershocks of the pandemic and political instability in key shipping regions like the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
☕ Why Specialty-Grade Coffee Costs More
We source specialty-grade Arabica coffee, which means:
- It must score 80+ points on a 100-point scale (based on taste, aroma, and quality)
- It’s often handpicked and sorted
- It comes from farms that follow ethical, environmental, and sustainable practices
This coffee is not mass-produced. It’s crafted with care, and the cost reflects that attention to detail.
🛒 Save More and Support More: Buy 2lb & 5lb Bags
To help you beat the rising costs and maximize your impact, we offer 2lb and 5lb bags of coffee beans on our website.
Here’s why it makes sense:
- Lower cost per ounce – Save money over time
- Less packaging – Better for the environment
- Fewer shipments – Saves fuel and shipping costs
- Bigger impact – Each bag funds youth arts programs
- Storage: Store your coffee beans and airtight containers like Coffee Gator. We use these in our homes currently to store our coffee.
- Breville: We use Breville in our kitchens. Check out the latest model here!
🎨 Your Coffee Powers Creativity
Coffee For The Arts is more than a roaster—we’re a movement. A portion of every bag sold funds underserved youth arts programs across the U.S., helping provide:
- Art supplies for students
- Community murals and art spaces
- Music and performance programs in underfunded schools
When you choose us, you’re not just buying coffee—you’re making art possible for the next generation.
☀️ A Brighter Future, One Cup at a Time
The rising cost of coffee is real, but so is the opportunity to turn every purchase into purpose. By choosing specialty-grade, ethically sourced beans, you’re investing in farmers, the planet, and our future artists.
Thank you for being part of our community—and for making your morning brew matter.
— Coffee For The Arts Team
www.coffeeforthearts.com
