--- title: "Coffee drinkers brace for record prices as tariffs hit" description: "Retail coffee prices in the US are projected to rise by nearly 30% this year due to tariffs and high commodity costs. Analysts warn that the combination of a 10% blanket tariff and record high prices " type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/235702533.md" published_at: "2025-04-12T05:30:00.000Z" --- # Coffee drinkers brace for record prices as tariffs hit > Retail coffee prices in the US are projected to rise by nearly 30% this year due to tariffs and high commodity costs. Analysts warn that the combination of a 10% blanket tariff and record high prices for Arabica beans, which peaked at over $4 per pound, will significantly impact consumers. Coffee shop owner TJ Semanchin noted that the tariffs could cost his business an additional $300,000 annually, despite recent tariff adjustments by former President Trump. The coffee industry faces unprecedented challenges as prices soar. Retail coffee prices in the US are expected to surge by nearly a third this year - Angela Weiss/AFP Americans must brace for record high coffee prices as Donald Trump’s tariffs combine with soaring costs to punish consumers, analysts have warned. Retail coffee prices in the US are expected to surge by nearly a third this year to an all-time high as businesses scramble to adjust to higher import charges and record high commodity prices, according to Carlos Mera, head of agricultural commodities at Rabobank. Mr Mera said: “I think for a large packet of coffee, we might see retail price rises of around 30pc in the 2025 calendar year.” TJ Semanchin, owner of Wonderstate Coffee, a wholesale roasters which also owns a series of coffee shops in Wisconsin, said: “We are in uncharted territory as an industry. The tariffs could not be coming at a worse moment in terms of impact on our prices.” Mr Trump shocked coffee importers by imposing sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on America’s trading partners on April 2, announcing massive charges on many key coffee exporters such as Vietnam, where he imposed a 46pc tariff. Although he scrapped these “reciprocal” charges on Wednesday this week, most exporting nations are now subject to a 10pc blanket tariff, which will effectively add a 10th to the import price of coffee. This comes on top of an enormous surge in the commodity price of wholesale coffee beans. The price of Arabica beans, America’s main coffee import, has soared to an unprecedented all-time record high of more than $4 (£3) per pound in February. It has since dropped to $3.56 but this is still up nearly 60pc year-on-year and is the highest price recorded for the beans at any point in history before 2025. This followed years of bad harvests in Brazil and Vietnam and major shipping disruptions due to Houthi rebel attacks on ships travelling through the Red Sea. Mr Semanchin said: “Coffee has never been more expensive, ever. When you tack on a percentage tax on what is already a very high price, that’s a multiplying effect. “At $2 per pound, a 10pc tariff is 20 cents per pound. At a $4 market price, that tariff is now 40 cents.” Mr Semanchin already raised his prices by 15pc to 20pc in March to account for the higher commodity prices. Now, he thinks he will have to charge an extra $1 for every $15 bag of wholesale coffee that he sells. Mr Trump’s about-turn on “reciprocal” tariffs offers no relief for the US coffee sector, Mr Semanchin added. He said: “Trump’s announcement has almost no impact on the tariffs we were facing. The situation for importing for companies like ours remains dire.” Altogether, Mr Semanchin estimated tariffs will cost his business an additional $300,000 per year. ### Related Stocks - [JVA.US - Coffee](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JVA.US.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | 卡菲拉库咖啡正在与 Coffeenergy 洽谈供应链和门店扩张事宜 | Kafelaku Coffee 正在与 Coffeenergy 就供应链和门店扩展进行洽谈 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275732578.md) | | Coffee 控股｜10-K：2025 财年营收 96.28 百万美元 | | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/274050068.md) | | 每千次展示 60 美元！OpenAI 用高价拉开 “AI 广告” 大幕 | 为应对 AI 巨额开支，OpenAI 正式测试广告，CPM60 美元起步、最低投入 20 万美元，定位高端渠道，直接挑战谷歌万亿美元市场，WPP 等顶级代理已率先合作。但转型风险并存：需平衡用户信任，承诺不用私聊数据；对手 Anthropi | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275993077.md) | | 我国 1 月非石油国内出口上扬 9.3％ \| 联合早报网 | 我国 1 月非石油国内出口（NODX）同比增长 9.3%，延续前一个月的 6.1% 涨势。电子出口强劲增长 56.1%，主要受人工智能需求推动，集成电路、磁盘媒体和电脑零件分别增长 80.5%、70.2% 和 24%。非电子出口下滑 3%， | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276019535.md) | | 华泰证券重申对香港交易所 (ADR) 的买入评级 | 在昨天发布的一份报告中，华泰证券对香港交易所 (ADR) 维持了买入评级，目标价为 542.00 港元。目前，分析师对香港交易所的共识评级为强烈买入，平均目标价为 518.99 港元 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275995421.md) | --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.