Coffee Deficit : 2020s
A coffee shortage on the way? It's quite possible according to IBISWorld . Prices have surged 21.6% this year due to drought as well as severe frost affecting Brazil's coffee plants. That caffeine fix could become extremely costly due to price hikes, so be prepared to pay through the nose. An estimate in the following story says it could last three years. Time to take out that second mortgage, methinks.