Is coffee about to become a luxury item?

If you’ve been reading recent headlines about coffee prices you might be thinking: what fresh hell is this? We’re being told that, by year’s end, a cup of coffee could cost as much as - wait for it - twelve dollars. Today, business reporter Jessica Yun, on why the beverage so many of us rely on to cope with each day could soon become a luxury item.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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