The cost of coffee

On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we take a closer look at a drink that is beloved by early risers: coffee. Long gone are the days when the norm was to brew a cup of java at home. Nowadays, specialty and high-quality coffees are sought for and consumers spend their hard-earned money in fancy coffee shops. Host Christy Ai spoke with coffee expert Jonathan Echeverry about the challenges in producing and distributing coffee beans, what countries consume vast amounts of coffee and where else in the world coffee production has expanded.