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Climate change disrupts food production and supply chains, while tariffs on imported goods increase costs. These factors work together with other economic pressures to drive up food prices.<span jsuid="HkMtVc_a" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&HkMtVc_a|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="HkMtVc_a,HkMtVc_b,HkMtVc_c" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"> <button jsuid="HkMtVc_c" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="376e5d76-4adc-417e-86e8-2a666fa11c36" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&HkMtVc_a|S9kKve;mouseenter:&HkMtVc_a|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&HkMtVc_a|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=HkMtVc_a_C5gNJc;class=HkMtVc_a_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwjCydKG3ZeRAxVMMjQIHUCuFoIQye0OegQIARAB" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background: repeat rgb(229, 237, 255); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 28px; position: relative; outline: 0px; 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padding: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-inline-start: 16px;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_2s" data-hveid="CAQQAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_2t" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Climate change:</span><ul class="KsbFXc U6u95" jscontroller="mPWODf" jsuid="HkMtVc_2v" data-processed="true" style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-inline-start: 16px;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_2w" data-hveid="CAQQAQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_2x" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, can damage crops and reduce yields.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_2y" data-hveid="CAQQAg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_2z" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">These disruptions affect food production and can lead to higher prices for items like coffee, orange juice, and olive oil, notes <span jscontroller="Sk3xkc" jsuid="HkMtVc_30" data-processed="true"><a class="H23r4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/20/business/grocery-store-prices-kroger-coupons" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/20/business/grocery-store-prices-kroger-coupons&ved=2ahUKEwjCydKG3ZeRAxVMMjQIHUCuFoIQy_kOegQIBBAD&opi=89978449" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-underline-offset: 1px; outline: 0px;">CNN Business</a></span>, <span jscontroller="Sk3xkc" jsuid="HkMtVc_31" data-processed="true"><a class="H23r4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://fortune.com/2024/06/11/orange-juice-coffee-prices-climate-change-agriculture-breakfast/" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://fortune.com/2024/06/11/orange-juice-coffee-prices-climate-change-agriculture-breakfast/&ved=2ahUKEwjCydKG3ZeRAxVMMjQIHUCuFoIQy_kOegQIBBAE&opi=89978449" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-underline-offset: 1px; outline: 0px;">Fortune</a></span>, and <span jscontroller="Sk3xkc" jsuid="HkMtVc_32" data-processed="true"><a class="H23r4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/09/20/olive-oil-prices-jump-50-and-climate-change-might-be-why/" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/09/20/olive-oil-prices-jump-50-and-climate-change-might-be-why/&ved=2ahUKEwjCydKG3ZeRAxVMMjQIHUCuFoIQy_kOegQIBBAF&opi=89978449" data-processed="true" style="color: rgb(26, 13, 171); text-underline-offset: 1px; outline: 0px;">Forbes</a></span>.</span></li></ul></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_33" data-hveid="CAQQBg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_34" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Tariffs:</span><ul class="KsbFXc U6u95" jscontroller="mPWODf" jsuid="HkMtVc_36" data-processed="true" style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-inline-start: 16px;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_37" data-hveid="CAQQBw" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_38" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Tariffs on imported food products add to the cost of bringing those goods into the country.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_39" data-hveid="CAQQCA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_3a" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">For example, tariffs on coffee imports from countries like Brazil and Vietnam have contributed to higher prices for that product.</span></li><span id="iHxgraYK-Fszk0PEPwNzakAg_2" data-processed="true">Tariffs on steel and aluminum have also driven up the price of food packaging, further increasing the final price of many processed foods.</span></ul></li><span id="iHxgraYK-Fszk0PEPwNzakAg_3" data-processed="true"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_3d" data-hveid="CAQQCg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_3e" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Other contributing factors:</span><ul class="KsbFXc U6u95" jscontroller="mPWODf" jsuid="HkMtVc_3g" style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-inline-start: 16px;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_3h" data-hveid="CAQQCw" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_3i" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="VhkxAe" jsuid="HkMtVc_3j">Labor costs:</span> Shortages of farmworkers and other food industry labor can increase costs.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_3k" data-hveid="CAQQDA" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_3l" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="VhkxAe" jsuid="HkMtVc_3m">Supply chain disruptions:</span> Global events and other issues continue to disrupt supply chains, affecting availability and price.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="HkMtVc_3n" data-hveid="CAQQDQ" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="HkMtVc_3o" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="VhkxAe" jsuid="HkMtVc_3p">Input costs:</span> The cost of fertilizer, fuel, and other production inputs has also risen, contributing to higher prices.</span><span jsuid="HkMtVc_3q" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&HkMtVc_3q|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="HkMtVc_3q,HkMtVc_3r,HkMtVc_3s"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"> </span></span></li></ul></li></span></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>
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