Coffee's Rising Cost Amid Climate Change Climate change is casting a shadow over the global coffee supply chain, threatening the livelihoods of millions of farmers and the affordability of coffee for consumers.
Rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are making coffee crops increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events such as droughts and floods.
The Impact of Climate Change on Coffee Production Coffee is one of the most sensitive crops to environmental changes, requiring a narrow temperature range between 15°C and 25°C to grow optimally.