Coffee prices continue to surge as growing regions see climate extremes

According to the USDA, 73% of the world’s coffee is grown in just five countries: Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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Coffee prices are on the rise across the world because of climate extremes in coffee growing regions. 

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 73% of the world’s coffee is grown in just five countries: Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia and Ethiopia.  

Brazil alone grows 38% of the world’s coffee, but the country went from battling severe flooding in 2024 to extreme heat in 2025. In February 2025, Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in more than a

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