2024 was a bleak year for the coffee industry. The price of Arabica beans rose by around 75 percent on the raw materials exchange in New York, where it is traded on contracts, reports Dagens industri.
Widespread drought and container shortages are two of the reasons behind the increased costs.
Profitability has disappeared because we haven't been able to compensate for our increased costs in time. It affects the entire industry, from traders to coffee roasters, says Ulf Lindvall, CEO of Lindvalls Kaffe, to the magazine.
Even though the coffee price has skyrocketed significantly for consumers over the past year, each package would have to cost nearly a hundred kronor for the roasters to cover their increased costs.
Ahead lies the spring harvest in Brazil, which is the dominant world producer of Arabica beans, but forecasts point to continued global shortages.
When you work with raw materials, it's impossible to predict what will happen. Coffee is a global agricultural commodity exposed to weather and wind. The next harvest in April-May will be the first test, says Anders Fredriksson, CEO of Löfbergs, to Di.
