Newly arrived El Niño threatens to push costs higher across food, building materials, and other sectors, compounding supply disruptions already underway. (Paywall)

Climate change is converting one-off weather shocks into recurring events that devastate harvests and drive grocery prices higher, compounding inflation from geopolitical disruptions. (Paywall)

El Niño conditions expected to disrupt coffee, cocoa, palm oil, rice, sugar, and produce, pushing commodity prices higher and increasing food manufacturer input costs.

Audio feature connecting extreme weather events — specifically the 2022 European heatwave — to lasting food price increases, with analysis on how climate disruptions ripple through supply chains.

Fortune reports 61% of the continental U.S. is under drought conditions and USDA's March forecast raised food price inflation for 2026 to 3.6%, with drought threatening to push livestock feed prices higher through the year.

USDA's April 24 Food Price Outlook shows beef prices 12.1% higher year-over-year and 63% of Lower 48 states in drought; fuel and fertilizer costs up 20-40% since the Iran war began are compounding climate-driven supply pressures.

UK food price inflation rose to 3.7% in April 2026 (up from 3.3% in March), with the cost of a basic weekly food basket up 29-36% since April 2022; energy shocks and climate-driven supply disruptions are flagged as key ongoing drivers.

CBS News reports beef prices are 12.1% above year-ago levels with USDA forecasting a further 6–18% increase for 2026, directly attributing supply contraction to drought-driven herd culling that pushed U.S. cattle inventory to its lowest since the 1960s.

Extreme weather is ravaging arabica harvests in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, turning a cup of joe into something of a luxury item.

As the price of beans hits record highs, coffee is about to get way more expensive — and mediocre.

Speculation, climate change and under-investment are combining to push up the price of the confection.