Coffee in the United States

In the United States, 56 percent of adults drink coffee. Coffee is not essential for survival, but many of us consider it a part of our everyday lives. The United Sates is the top consumer or coffee.  In a very unregulated market, bigger companies and corporations can control the prices of coffee as they purchase more products. The price of coffee fluctuates dramatically, the main factor being weather this can control the price of coffee in the United States.

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