Coffee increased 55.82 USd/Lbs or 17.42% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Coffee - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

Coffee growers raise two species of coffee bean: Arabica and robusta. The former is more expensive, selling for 2.93 U.S. dollars per kilogram in 2018 and projected to increase in price to 4.8 U.S. dollars in 2026. Robusta, named because it can grow at a wider range of altitudes and temperatures, sold for 1.87 U.S. dollars in 2018, projected to sell at 3.9 U.S. dollars per kilogram in 2026. Coffee production Coffee originally comes from Ethiopia, where a significant portion of coffee production continues to take place. The more popular bean, Arabica, takes its name from the Arabian Empire, when coffee consumption spread throughout the Middle East. After overcoming its ban by the Catholic Church, who saw coffee as in intoxicant from the Muslim world, coffee sales per capita are highest in European countries. Major players Starbucks has shaped the modern coffee culture, capitalizing on the Seattle coffee shop scene. This opened gourmet coffee to a wider market, shifting the global demand from cheaper robusta to better-tasting Arabica varieties. This shift has influenced the world coffee market, prompting companies such as McDonalds to open McCafé stores to cater to the evolving tastes of global consumers.

Cocoa decreased 3,489.42 USD/MT or 30.33% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Cocoa - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

The Swiss city of Zurich ranks among the most expensive European cities for a Starbucks coffee. In 2016, the average cost of a Latte Grande from Starbucks coffeehouses in Zurich was 6.33 euros. In London, UK the same drink cost less than half the price, averaging 3.09 euros.

Coffee shop prices across Europe

Coffee prices fluctuate across different markets in Europe, largely due to varying economies. Another coffee price index, for example, ranked the high-income Switzerland and Nordic countries as having the highest prices for a cappuccino in European restaurants. The coffeehouse landscape also varies by country, with the presence of coffee chains high in some markets, while other independent cafés are the more prominent choice for local coffee consumption.

Starbucks in Europe

The U.S. coffeehouse chain Starbucks is a major player in Europe, ranking as the second leading coffee shop chain based on number of stores. The brand is present across all major European markets, including Russia and Turkey. The largest number of Starbucks stores in Europe, however, are based in the UK.