Higher coffee prices brewing, and coffee shops, consumers feel it

June 14--Rising coffee commodity prices are making that morning cup of coffee more

Rapidly increasing coffee bean prices also are squeezing locally-owned

Kelly Thompson, co-owner of the Urban Stampede coffee shop in downtown

"We have to be careful how much we raise prices," Thompson said. "You can

Coffee roasters across the country are charging higher prices to grocery

The price that The Coffee Co. on South Columbia Road in Grand Forks pays

But Sand said the company is eating most of the increased costs on the

"We've been kind of soaking it up," Sand said of the increased costs.

The Coffee Co. remains profitable, despite rising costs, Sand said.

Prices on the rise

A 1-pound can of ground coffee sold for an average of $5.10 in the United

The J.M. Smucker Co., which distributes Folgers and Dunkin' Donuts coffee

Experts are blaming the recent run up in coffee prices on poor growing

In the last year alone, the price of green, unroasted coffee on the major

"These are big increases -- and I don't think we're done with it," said

Experts say consumers have yet to significantly change their buying

Mom and Pop challenges

The cost increases figure to hit smaller, independent coffee shops and

"We're just a one-store operation," Thompson said. "We don't buy in the

Prices for food and other commodities have also been rising, creating a

Thompson said he is doing what he can to keep costs down, including

"There's nothing I can do about it," he said of rising wholesale coffee

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