[openmarmot]

I roast around 15 pounds a year. I noticed prices have gone up 1-2 dollars/pound at my main supplier (sweet marias). The average is now about $8.5/pound. That is a price I'm still comfortable with.

At my consumption level so far the price changes haven't been a big deal. It could be that high end beans haven't been as affected - or maybe that was the 'brutal' price hike.

[fallinghawks]

I also roast for personal consumption, about 25 pounds per year, and concur on the price increase. Just a few years ago green coffee was in the $6.50 range (and when I started roasting about 7 years ago, even $5), but as you said more like $8.50 now. I just did a relatively large buy (about 20 pounds) as a just-in-case because it's impossible to predict what the demented orange or the ketamine-stuffed Nazi will do.