Best Coffee Bean Brands in Guangzhou_2018 Guangzhou Coffee Bean Price Guide

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Rising Coffee Prices Amid Climate Change

Since the beginning of autumn, Guangzhou's coffee shops have become even more "bustling," but what's hotter than the popularity is the price of these coffees. "Climate change indeed has a significant impact on coffee beans, especially Arabica varieties that grow in high-altitude regions. Besides declining production, there's also the risk of quality degradation due to shortened maturation periods, which will inevitably lead to higher prices for high-quality coffee beans," admitted a representative from Pacific Coffee, which recently opened a new store in Taikoo Hui. They face multiple pressures including declining production from major coffee-growing regions and rising raw material costs.

Mr. Jorge Sanchez, Agricultural Trade Consul at the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, told reporters that last year's adverse weather in Colombia affected production and drove up global coffee prices. Since last year, coffee bean prices have doubled compared to the previous year. Additionally, planting and production costs in Puerto Rico have increased by 20% compared to last year. Meanwhile, Hawaii's coffee bean production has been affected by the coffee berry borer, reducing both quality and yield.

A representative from LAVAZZA, one of the world's most important coffee roasters, also stated that since the beginning of this year, the purchase prices of coffee beans from some renowned growing regions in South America have increased. "It's becoming difficult to purchase coffee beans of the same quality at the same price, so we must increase procurement costs for raw materials to ensure the high quality of our coffee products."

Price Increases in Some Coffee Brands

As the most mature chain coffee brand in China's domestic market, Starbucks acknowledged to reporters that recent increases in commodity raw material prices have forced them to reassess their pricing. Among these, beverages such as Frappuccinos, classic chocolates, and some tea drinks have already seen price increases since January 1st of this year.

"Due to continuously rising raw material costs, Pacific Coffee recently increased the price of some coffee drinks in Hong Kong, including lattes, cappuccinos, mocha series, Americanos, and chocolates by 1 Hong Kong dollar, representing approximately a 3% increase," introduced a Pacific Coffee representative. Although mainland prices remain unchanged for now, they will digest the pressure from rising raw material costs through reducing unnecessary consumption.

Guangzhou Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

Located in Dongshankou, Yuexiu District, FrontStreet Coffee offers freshly roasted various specialty coffee beans with full guarantees in both brand and quality, suitable for brewing with various equipment. More importantly, they offer extremely high value-for-money - a 227-gram bag of single-origin coffee beans costs only around 80-90 yuan. Calculating based on 200ml per cup with a 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio, one bag can make 15 cups of specialty coffee, with each cup costing only about 6.6 yuan. Compared to cafés that often charge over a hundred yuan per cup, this represents exceptional value.

FrontStreet Coffee: A Guangzhou-based roastery with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans, while also providing online store services. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473