Your cup of coffee is about to get a little more expensive

Your cup of coffee is about to get a little more expensiveYour cup of coffee is about to get a little more expensiveDeforestation has proved to be detrimental for two of the most popular coffee species,Arabica and Robusta.As previously reported, the extinction of these breeds presents several economic challenges for nations that rely on them as major exports. Additionally, climate change has injured coffee producers. Lower production demands higher costs.The surplus is predicted to fall from the 9 mio bags reported last year, to 5 million bags this year.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreCoffee prices already on the riseThe spike in coffee prices isnt strictly an agronomy concern. Coffee culture in the west also goes a long way to influence the price of your morning java.Last year, Starbucks raised the price of its coffee by about 20 cents at most of its U.S. locations. A saturated market similarly saw local shops raise their prices as well. With so many different options for consumers to choose from in any given area companies have become desperate for the slightest sign of incremental growth.When a big chain, such as Starbucks faces a maturing market, it will close down stores that are not profitable. But the company also will increase prices at high-performing stores to maximize the revenue it can create,Shawn Hacket, president of Hackett Financial Advisors, a Boca Raton, Florida based agriculture commodity analysis firm told WUSA9.The customer loyalty procured by local shops and coffee corporations alike, ensure we keep going back despite subtle price increases. Many of us rely on the stuff, and even with the already subtle rise in price, it really isnt all that expensive, relatively speaking. But will the accumulation of steadily rising coffee costs ever become too much?The increase is inventible fractionally, at any rate, is due to inflation. but more substantially because of the environmental oppositions plaguing coffees biggest distributors.Columbia and Brazils crop is expected to fall to about 1 million bags this year (Brazils decline owes itself to schwimmbad weather occurrences in December and January), and Central Americas crops are predicted to decline to about 1.5 million bags.Even slight changes in climate can dramatically disrupt the quality ofArabica. If farmers have to find alternative locations to grow the popular coffee breed, prices will potentially rise at the expense of quality.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people