Having coffee is a habit of most of the Portuguese. There are those who take him at home, but there are also those who prefer the comfort of drinking him on an terrace. The year 2025 began with an increase in the price of coffee and the month of February has proved that it can still be more expensive. Among the reasons are climate change, as well as losses in production and logistical difficulties.
Writes the Business Journal that both Arabica and Robusta coffee are reaching record values in global markets. One of the reasons for the earnings of coffee also is the commercial dispute that takes place between the United States and Colombia.
The commercial dispute between the US and Colombia is making the price of coffee
The motto for this ‘incompatibility’ between the two countries is related to the fact that the Colombian government refused the landing of US military flights carrying deported migrants. As a result, Donald Trump, the US President, announced the imposition of a 25 percent rate on all products imported from Colombia, with the possibility of an increase to 50 percent.
In turn, Colombian President Gustavo Petro retaliated by ordering a 25 percent increase in tariffs on products from the United States.
In Portugal, the increase in the price of coffee is also making it feels and on the terraces the coffee is more expensive. There is even an Algarve pastry shop where it costs 25 euros, although not a ‘any’ coffee. This is Café Kopi Luwak, the most expensive in the world, and is on sale at Sweet Pastry, which is at Vale do Lobo Resort in Almancil.
Kopi Luwak “is produced on the island of Sumatra”
Regarding the 25 euros coffee, resort director-general Eduardo Johnston da Silva tells him that he “is produced on the island of Sumatra [Indonésia] Through a very specific process, with grains collected from a mammal feces, the civet, which feeds on the coffee plant ”.
In the same pastry shop can also drink coffees from countries, such as Costa Rica and Ethiopia. If you choose a Costa Rica Express, for example, be aware that the price to pay is set in the six euros. If you don’t want to escape the traditional Café Delta, in sweet pastry shop is sold at 2.50 euros.
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