Raise a bitter price in American cafes

The price of a cup of coffee in the United States is rising, as it puts definitions on the pressure on the owners of the cafe and the local bakery.

Some American companies say that waiting lists in the morning are really shorter as customers tighten their belts and imported beans become more expensive.

Americans spend $ 100 billion (76 billion pounds) annually on coffee, although this may be about to change.

George Broadinsu, who runs a bakery baking baking in Washington, DC, says the Colombia -based coffee distributor has increased prices after the comprehensive definitions came into effect last week.

The vast majority of coffee is imported in the United States.

In fact, the United States is the second pioneering importer in the world for coffee, as the majority comes from Brazil and Colombia, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

Since April 5, coffee imports have been affected by American tariffs by 10 % against most countries.

Speaking to BBC, Mr. PRUDENCIO said that the coffee suppliers told him that his next request would carry a price rise.

He added that his bakery “definitely” will be increasing to customers only to break.

When asked if he was worried, Mr. PRUDENCIO said: “Of course.”

The director of Au Lait Café on the street, Kamal Mourda, said he sees the impact of price increase in a period of time now. Inflation rose to the highest level of 40 years during the era of former US President Joe Biden.

Before the outbreaks of the definitions, the ground coffee reached the highest registered price ever in March 2025, and it was more than a dollar more expensive than the previous year, and $ 3 above March 2020.

“We have less coffee clients,” said a supplier.

“Most customers get regular coffee,” he said, instead of adding a drink and play.

Prices in the list increased by 25 % and people are now buying smaller coffee.

The Master also changed his customs as a consumer. Instead of his usual trip to Starbucks, he fermented coffee at home.

He said he saw the price of a cup of coffee rising by at least half a dollar, and he was concerned that the prices would rise again.

On the corresponding coast in San Francisco, another local café owner is wrestling with what the definitions mean for its work.

Jenny NGO, who runs the coffee telescope, said she was waiting for her feverish hearing.

The coffee you sell from Ethiopia and Guatemala is obtained, both of which face the standard tariff by 10 %. She also imports iced coffee cups from China – she noticed the prices on those who jumped overnight.

She said, “Unfortunately, we go to raise prices again in order to maintain our business,” she said.

Mr. PRUDENCIO remains confident that people will continue to come to his store and buy coffee. He said it is something that people need.

But the last inflation also affected the price of eggs, which is decisive to the bakery side.

He said they paid $ 42 each case when the bakery opened five months ago, but after two weeks it was more than $ 100 per case.

“Everyone passes the same thing. We all pay the price.”

The price of eggs is a major symbol of the health of the American economy, and is often a controversy for politicians.

President Donald Trump has argued that it would drop the cost of eggs, blame the high prices in the Biden administration, which gave millions of chicken that lay eggs in the amaling of bird flu.

But in March, egg prices reached a record at $ 6.22 per scales, according to the consumer price index.

Joel Finstein Roesters Qualia Coffee Roesters runs, a small company in Washington, DC, where it often sells coffee pills online and in farmers’ markets.

He told us that the definitions will represent the latest in a series of high prices.

He said that he noticed that the price of beans was increasing dramatically after Trump took office and reduced funding to the United States Agency for International Development, which supported some coffee farmers in South America. Now, it is expected to rise again.

“We’ll see a decrease in sales,” said Mr. Vinclistine.