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Climate change, global conflicts causing coffee prices to rise, experts say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Experts say climate change is having an impact on coffee prices.

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Coffee is more sensitive to changes in temperatures than other crops.

Retailers say they are already feeling the pressure.

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Italian coffee maker Lavazza said it raised prices this year because of poor harvests, climate change, the war in Ukraine, and conflict in the Red Sea.

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