The global forces sending coffee prices skyward

While the current hot streak may calm down in the coming months, experts and industry insiders expect volatility will remain the watchword, giving little visibility for producers -- two-thirds of whom farm parcels of less than one hectare (2.5 acres).

Brazilian coffee producer Moacir Donizetti Rossetto sits next to a burned coffee plant, in Caconde, some 300 km northeast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP)