Caffeine High: Is It Time to Start Hoarding Coffee Beans?

online.wsj.com — Harvests have been weaker than expected. Inventories are down to ominously low levels. And the rest of the world is drinking more coffee, meaning there's less left over for the U.S. If you're one of the millions who can't get by without a good cup of joe in the morning, do you need to start worrying about what's going on in the coffee market? Perhaps you shouldn't read this until you've had your first cup, but wholesale coffee prices have skyrocketed on fears that global supply will fall short of demand. In plain English: There's a worldwide coffee shortage. No kidding. Sep 8, 2010 View in Crawl 4

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Caffeine High: Is It Time to Start Hoarding Coffee Beans?

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emfk Sep 8, 2010

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I might just start hoarding some coffee beans for all the people I know that cannot survive without it.

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beshirthappy Sep 9, 2010

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Thank you! :-)

surferess Sep 8, 2010

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I've tried to hoard coffee beans, but we drink it so fast it is more like just restocking. It is amazing how quickly you can go through a bag of espresso beans if you drink cappuccino everyday.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.

bdbr Sep 9, 2010

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I saw a documentary about coffee a few weeks ago. It said that the coffee market is highly volatile. Bad years drive the price up, which drives speculation planting (it takes three years for a plant to produce), which leads to overproduction and drives the cost down.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.

lnxfi Sep 9, 2010

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I got called into a horrible 3 hour meeting on morning and ended up skipping my coffee. I started to feel sick, headache, etc... I thought I was getting the flue or something. Turned out I just needed coffee. I love coffee. The first sip of coffee is like hugging and angel. I am screwed if I can't buy coffee...

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c_caliente Sep 9, 2010

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Digg employees: Is it time to start sending resumes?

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TurdDiggler Sep 9, 2010

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Would you admit being apart of V4?!? I would just leave a hole in my resume and call it a sabbatical.

fbtero14 Sep 9, 2010

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I think it is not yet time to hoard coffee beans. It is still very early to do that and I do believe that those responsible will be able to find ways to have enough coffee beans for everybody.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.

FrankieDUB Sep 9, 2010

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Glad I don't drink coffee.

Give me an energy drink and I'm straight.

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cloudberries Sep 9, 2010

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Damn straight. Coffee's nasty stuff, I prefer to inject pure adrenaline into my eyeballs

johnlennon2 Sep 9, 2010

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I'm going to wait and see on this one. I usually stock up on coffee when store prices go down anyway.

joculator Sep 9, 2010

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Coffee is sourced from so many countries now I doubt there's a production issue.

zlorptron Sep 9, 2010

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I stopped drinking caffeine about 2 weeks ago, just because I was tired of feeling like I needed it to make it through the day. In just this short period of time I've noticed several things:

1. It's much easier to get up in the morning.
2. I don't get agitated near as easily and am generally in a better mood.
3. No anxiety.
4. Better sleep.
5. Don't find myself getting sleepy during the middle of the day.

Avoiding It has also helped me lose a couple of lbs already because I don't drink soda or coffee anymore. I'd recommend trying it if any of the things I listed bother you. Quitting it has made me realize that most of the reasons I liked caffeine were to counter problems that caffeine itself was apparently responsible for.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.

drgonzo89 Sep 9, 2010

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seriously?

cloudberries Sep 9, 2010

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I'm going to store a whole load of coffee right now. In my mouth. COFFEE NOM

robotpixel Sep 9, 2010

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I love the smell of real coffee

pacoib Sep 9, 2010

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Maybe is a good idea to buy any etf index to coffee...

pacoib Sep 9, 2010

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Maybe is a good idea to buy any etf index to coffee...

cobaltscribe Sep 9, 2010

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Every time there is a lower than expected harvest of any product you see stories like this, coffee being a popular one. Yet I have never seen anyone have to resort to hoarding coffee beans. Sensationalistic nonsense.