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.

If you&rsquo;ve been reading recent headlines about coffee prices you might be thinking: what fresh hell is this? We&rsquo;re being told that, by year&rsquo;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.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

Is coffee about to become a luxury item?

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