articleAmericans are paying more for their coffee as prices for the caffeinated commodity are near record levels due to global production headwinds and higher costs from imported coffee exposed to tariffs. Prices for subgroups of coffee rose to a similar degree, with the BLS reporting that roasted coffee prices were up 21.7% year-over-year and 4.1% on a monthly basis in August, while the cost of instant coffee was up 20.1% from a year ago and 4.9% from the prior month. The U.S. is heavily reliant on imported coffee and lacks capacity for large-scale domestic production, with less than 1% of Americans' coffee produced in the United States. Brazil and Vietnam account for about half of global coffee production , per the FAO. Brazil is continuing to experience dry weather that could impact this year's coffee production, and it comes as the Trump administration has raised tariffs on coffee imports.