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U.S. Ground Roast Coffee Price Reaches Record $9.46 per Pound

U.S. Ground Roast Coffee Price Reaches Record $9.46 per Pound

Coffee prices in the United States rose 30.5% year over year in February and have climbed 127% since January 2020, outpacing the increase in ground beef prices over the same period.

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The claim is directly supported by official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data retrieved from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database. The specific price of $9.46 for February 2026 matches the FRED observation of $9.459. The percentage increases (30.5% YoY and 127% since Jan 2020) align with historical values in the same dataset. The comparison to ground beef is also accurate based on FRED series APU0000703112.
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  • Year over year (YoY): A comparison of a metric with the same period one year earlier to show annual growth or decline.