Coffee shortage on the horizon

Carleton Bryant The Washington Times - December 9, 2008, 03:05PM

Brazil’s diminishing coffee harvest and higher fertilizer prices could spark a worldwide coffee shortage next year and in 2010, Bloomberg is reporting.

Coffee prices, naturally, are expected to rise.

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I’ll bet Starbucks is already inventing a new coffee size with an exclusive price, something between a grande and a venti that has double the caffeine — maybe a grenti.

A coffee shortage would mess with a lot of people’s morning rituals. I myself need a 20-ounce cup every morning because I am not a morning person. Give me my doggone coffee! Now!

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Carleton Bryant

Carleton Bryant is a senior editor at The Washington Times, where he oversees the National and Metropolitan desks. He also serves as the newsroom’s internship coordinator. He has served as an assistant managing editor; a National, Metropolitan and Features desk editor; an assistant National desk editor; and a reporter on the National and Metro desks.

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