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Your Coffee Is About to Change, Whether You’re Ready or Not (slate.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A more typical price here would be say $15NZD - $20NZD for a 250g bag (and slightly cheaper per g for larger bags).

$20NZD is about $12USD, and 250g about 7oz, so scaling up that makes it about $20USD for 12oz (including tax), so same ballpark! Honestly, I'm surprised. Normally stuff is more expensive here

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

That is surprising! I bet the local coffee farm is just small, so there is just not a lot of output yet. That will always drive the price up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Oh yes they are tiny, and have to cover costs from a developed country price point so no cheap labour. Plus they can only grow coffee part of the year (seasonal). Plus the unique aspect of it and limited availability would mean higher prices.