Has there been a big frost in Brazil?

pc4854


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 243

Message Posted:
31/07/2011 12:25

Last year I purchased a couple of the large (catering size) tins of Nescafe coffee at just under 23 Tl each. Yesterday in two local supermarkets, I noticed that they are now 39 Tl per tin. How can anyone justify a rise of getting on for 75% in less than a year? Was there a bad coffee harvest? I don't recall seeing anything about it in the media.

Pugwash


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 1797

Message Posted:
31/07/2011 12:37

It explains here pc4854



http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/21/commodities-coffee-shortage-price-rise-expected

pc4854


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 243

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 08:38

Thanks Pugwash for the informed comment. This still does not explain what is going on here. According to your article in the UK Instant coffee and this is what I am asking about, has gone up as a result of the crop problems, by 20p per 100 grams. If you apply that to the 750 grams tin that I am asking about that equates to approx 4 TL. Just checked the old tin it was 21.95 TL so with the increase it should be 26 TL not 39 as seen. Strikes me there is a rip off going on here.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 09:12

msg3...."strikes me there is a rip off going on here"





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