Coffee prices set to rise as Australian Cafes recover from pandemic blows
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Australia is known for having some of the best coffee in the world, but customers could soon find their morning cup a lot more expensive.
Following a sharp increase in freight and shipping costs after Covid-19, local cafes are set to hike up the price of coffee.
Café Owners and Baristas Association of Australia spokesman Sean Edwards said people could expect to pay up $1 more per cup of coffee than they had in the past.
“It’s probably going to be a small rise in coffee. I wouldn’t say anything more than 50 cents to $1 a cup, but I think that’s definitely going to happen,” Mr Edwards said.
“As things start to open back up again, I think we’ll see it.”
The price hike is expected to hit urban areas the most after the closure of many inner-city cafes over the pandemic.
“We’ve lost probably 20 to 25 per cent of the cafes and they probably won’t be returning for a while,” Mr Edwards said.
“That’s gonna level things out a bit so that the competition, especially in the inner city, probably won’t be as high so you’ll probably see $1 a cup going up.”
Aussies who buy a coffee every morning could be $350 worst off a year.