February 10, 2025
Climate Change Made Bangalore's Filter Coffee More Expensive
Climate change may affect your daily cup of coffee
What's happening?
- The Bruhat Bengaluru Hotel association announced a 10-15% filter coffee price increase due to arabica powder surging Rs 150/kg between January and February.
- Global coffee prices doubled over two years, linked to extreme weather — record heat and erratic rainfall slashed yields in Brazil and Vietnam.
Why should you care?
- This is a textbook example of how climate impacts on agricultural commodities show up as food inflation in your daily life.
- India's Economic Survey 2024-25 confirmed food inflation reached 8.8%, among the world's highest.