{"id":79561,"date":"2019-05-07T13:53:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T18:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=79561"},"modified":"2019-05-07T13:53:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T18:53:53","slug":"global-coffee-prices-are-lower-than-ever-so-why-is-your-latte-still-pricey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/global-coffee-prices-are-lower-than-ever-so-why-is-your-latte-still-pricey\/","title":{"rendered":"Global coffee prices are lower than ever, so why is your latte still pricey?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Andrew Sweeney <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Whether it is just black, mixed with milk and chocolate or thrown together with ice and caramel, coffee in all its forms is a deep-rooted feature of American life.<\/p>\n<p>The average price of a cup of joe in the U.S. has gone up by a dollar over the last 10 years, even as coffee production has increased and the wholesale price is at its lowest point ever.<\/p>\n<p>So why are consumers paying more?<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Global coffee prices are lower than ever, so why is your latte still pricey?\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/334470639?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Overproduction in countries like Brazil and Vietnam has flooded the market with coffee beans and forced prices down. 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