Wholesale Price Increase FAQ

To keep up with our updated costs, we will be increasing our wholesale prices. To be transparent about the price increase, we’ve created an FAQ to answer some of your potential questions. 

What prices will be increasing?

• Kilogram bags will be £22 per kg

• 250g retail bags

  • £10 per bag for our constant single-origin varieties (includes Yellow Caturra, Caturra-Timour and Castillo)

  • £15 per bag for our specially proccessed varities like Honey Castillo and Chiroso

  • £20 per bag for our rare varieties like Gesha and Borbon

These prices will be reflected on our wholesale shop.

When are prices increasing?

You will see the increased prices from the 1st May 2025.

Why are we increasing our wholesale price?

We are moving into a new space that will accommodate an increased roasting capacity and expand our wholesale offer. It is important our prices are sensitive to the input costs of our social enterprise so we can flexibly navigate the volatile coffee market.

Why have Arabica coffee prices increased a lot in 2024 and 2025?

• Green coffee prices have increased up to 80% this year, the highest increase since 1977.

• Environmental pressures affecting harvests; droughts, storms and increases in global temperatures 

• Logistical and transport issues due to geopolitics, notably the Red Sea crisis. Higher costs also due to price increases in fuel, packaging and fertiliser.

• Price spikes due to panic buying from those anticipating bad harvests in key regions such as Brazil.

• EU specific; introduction of new deforestation laws (EUDR). Increases likely due to added controls and certifications by green buyers.

How has the increase of Arabica coffee prices affected the prices we pay? 

Buying relationships between consumer-facing businesses and producers in the Specialty Coffee sector are often more direct, and are based on negotiated prices. The figures quoted above are related to commodity-grade Arabica coffee. The Futures Markets and prices set within them are seen as a baseline, and a lower-end coordinator of prices in higher-end markets.

However, all of the above issues are creating upward pressure on “higher-end”, higher-quality coffee markets. Notably, environmental pressures and uncertainty around crop output due to weather irregularities are leading to uncertainty for coffee growing communities, who are negotiating higher prices for their coffee to mitigate the risk of crop failure.

There is also the added pressure in the consumer markets where more people are becoming interested in specialty coffee, without a corresponding increase in the output in coffee production. With demand for higher-end coffee increasing globally year-on-year, many large production countries for Arabica coffee, coffee production is faltering.

If you have any questions, or would like to understand more about the decision to raise prices, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Manager, George Hood:

george@thecolombiancoffeeco.org