Good news for Northland coffee lovers: prices won't go up despite pressure on the supply of beans due to a drought in Brazil.
Dry weather across Brazil's coffee belt is affecting production of Arabica and robusta beans which has led to speculation that coffee prices could rise.
Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee beans, followed by Vietnam and Colombia.
Coffee roasters and cafes the Northern Advocate spoke to said since their suppliers source coffee beans from other countries as well, price charges to consumers would not change.
Alan Ludlow, owner of Essence on Bank St, said there was no alarm at this stage as most coffee makers tended to buy beans from a number of suppliers throughout the world.