partington Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I usually buy Moccona Blue Mountain Coffee, which used to be a very reasonable 89.5B for 250g, often on special offer for 84B, and combines quite a nice flavour with enough caffeine kick to partially succeed in waking me up in the morning. I actually like it better than some of the more expensive ones. I was in the supermarket today and noticed that since last week the price has shot up to 122B - nearly 30% increase in a single step! While I've seen sudden price jumps that are very large here, I've never seen anything this huge on a single product before, unless tax increases were involved. I can't believe this is the case here, since other brands of coffee don't seem to have increased at all. Does anyone know the reason for this sudden increase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistachios Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/coffee.aspx i guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partington Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Well that's interesting_ the price of coffee has shot up nearly 100% since last November. I'm still puzzled why all the other ground coffee is the same price as previously, and only Moccona Brands have gone up, but this does seem a possible explanation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 home grown and imported ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsjohnsson Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 They Thai baht is very weak if it's imported. Prices on Coffee also go up and down very much compared with other food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losworld Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 you can thank the oveseas unregulate traders same as oil... you are getting screwed and tatooed by Wall Street... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisakiman Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 If you like your coffee and you live near the Lao border, nip over and stock up. Excellent coffees from the Bolaven Plateau, and very reasonable prices. http://www.paksong.info/ I bought a few kilos of just a bog standard coffee in a Pakse supermarket (Dao brand), and a 500g pack was (I think) 30,000 Kip (about 130 Baht). Even though it's not a fancy brand, it's very good coffee, and had I not had to think of my weight limits coming back to Europe, I would have bought more than the 5 kilos I picked up. Doubtless if you were to drive over and actually go to the coffee growing areas you would be able to get higher quality at lower prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandbeachisland Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Nespresso hasn't increased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samaaw Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Indonesian Coffee is far better... and MUCH cheaper, if you ever go there or have someone going there, try get them to bring some back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 They Thai baht is very weak if it's imported. Prices on Coffee also go up and down very much compared with other food Except THB is not very week, it's less than 15% off its high. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey346 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 personally, I don't care for Moccona Coffee. If you're a real coffee lover, try VPP. It's a Thai coffee that I have found to be very consistent. I buy the Espresso Blend and use it in a drip coffee maker. It's available at Tops for B150 for 250g. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 There has been a drought in both Brazil and Vietnam - two large coffee producers. The droughts are easing, but it will take another year for prices to come back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsjohnsson Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) They Thai baht is very weak if it's imported. Prices on Coffee also go up and down very much compared with other food Except THB is not very week, it's less than 15% off its high. It has gone down 15% in just a few months. And I have not got this good exchange rate in the last ten years. There have also been at least 20 articles in the papers about the "weak" baht in the last two months Edited March 18, 2014 by larsjohnsson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahgon29 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 personally, I don't care for Moccona Coffee. If you're a real coffee lover, try VPP. It's a Thai coffee that I have found to be very consistent. I buy the Espresso Blend and use it in a drip coffee maker. It's available at Tops for B150 for 250g. Preaching to the converted. I get the Espresso Blend VPP also, at Villa Market. Haven't seen It at Tops here. Same price as you though, 150 Baht. It's Arabica blend and in my $100 coffee machine, produces a long black superior to Bon Cafe coffee coming out of $1000 machines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 99 baht at OfficeMate http://www.officemate.co.th/Product/0022180/Moccona-Blue-Mountain-%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%94-(%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%87-250-%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A1) Reported at 90 baht in 2009: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/241141-coffee-in-thailand/#entry2527180 Foodland has it on sale occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkapi Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Good quality Japanese green tea has gone up over 100% in price in the past 2 years. So it's not just coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprq Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 They Thai baht is very weak if it's imported. Prices on Coffee also go up and down very much compared with other food For the consumer, they never go down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprq Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Coffee has certainly gone up by more than that in the past, so a 30% increase is not exceptional. Two or three years ago, Giovanni ground coffee and some other brands suddenly shot up 50% from about 100 baht a 250g bag to about 150 baht. A word to the wise: the very best coffee deals are at Big C Extra, imported from France under the Casino brand. The types are Pur Bresil, Colombie, Mexique, Ethiopie and Guatemala; they are priced at 129 baht to 145 baht per 250g bag. The quality is very high, without doubt equal or superior to all that stuff Starbucks sells at three or four times the price, and other brands in supermarkets with similar quality cost at least twice as much. Patronise Big C Extra! Keep that excellent coffee coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 They Thai baht is very weak if it's imported. Prices on Coffee also go up and down very much compared with other food Except THB is not very week, it's less than 15% off its high. It has gone down 15% in just a few months. And I have not got this good exchange rate in the last ten years. There have also been at least 20 articles in the papers about the "weak" baht in the last two months Which part of "THB is not weak" is unclear! http://www.oanda.com/currency/historical-rates/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim armstrong Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 There is a coffee and tea war going on as coffee shops open almost as fast as 7/11s. The cost to most shops of one cup is 5-10 baht, but they can sell it for 20 -80 baht - especially the large chains. Coffee is much more profitable than food in a restaurant. Also there are a lot more small growers now. The coffee futures market has always been manipulated as the stored bean lasts for a long time. I think thai coffee roasted well, is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Paul Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Indonesian Coffee is far better... and MUCH cheaper, if you ever go there or have someone going there, try get them to bring some back. Singa brand Arabika from Carrefours. Always stock up when I am in J-Town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 They Thai baht is very weak if it's imported. Prices on Coffee also go up and down very much compared with other food Except THB is not very week, it's less than 15% off its high. It has gone down 15% in just a few months. And I have not got this good exchange rate in the last ten years. There have also been at least 20 articles in the papers about the "weak" baht in the last two months Ten years ago, you would have got ten more baht for your US dollar than today. One British pound would have bought me over 70 bah - compared with 53-4 today. By your name, it sounds as if you may be Swedish. If so, you would have got 5.8 baht for your krona in March 2004, compared with around 5.1 today. The baht bounced back amazingly from its destruction by foreign speculators in 1997 and has ridden high in recent years as the economy has expanded. Considering the political turmoil which has afflicted Thailand since October 2013, the baht has held up remarkably well against virtually all currencies. Google any of the forex websites for more detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfmanjack Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The prices for Arabica coffee berries this season has gone down to 18 baht from 28 baht per kg last season. I think the going price for roasted 100% arabica is still around 350 - 400 baht per kg though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 In considering the price of roasted coffee beans in Thailand, I have used sort of a "Big Mac" standard, but using the price of Starbucks beans since the same product is available in nearly every country, sort of like Big Macs. From my observation, it seems that Starbucks beans in Thailand are the highest priced anywhere. I was recently in the Philippines, and from what I recall the price of a bag of Starbucks beans there was about 50% less than here. Same case in the Middle East. It's a situation that is similar to alcohol in Thailand, which is heavily taxed. I don't know what the tariff is on imported coffee, but perhaps Thailand has a very high rate by comparison to other countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 ...it was always lower in price than the other coffees... ...I am told Foodland still has the lower price.....(cannot confirm this)..... ...maybe time to stock up and put it in the freezer....it could keep a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 you can ask the same for normal drinking water... singa 6 liter went from 30 baht to 40, that is also 33% increase, for WATER ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partington Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 ...it was always lower in price than the other coffees... ...I am told Foodland still has the lower price.....(cannot confirm this)..... ...maybe time to stock up and put it in the freezer....it could keep a while... This is not true: Foodland was one of the places I saw it at the higher price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 ...it was always lower in price than the other coffees... ...I am told Foodland still has the lower price.....(cannot confirm this)..... ...maybe time to stock up and put it in the freezer....it could keep a while... Foodland stocks brands of coffee you may not see elsewhere, always worth having a look if passing one, as supplies not consistent across the stores. I also like the Macconas, blue box and green box. Thung Who was my fave, but they lowered their quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Jugg Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I buy 4 x 250grm ground coffee "Morning" from Bon Café for a discount working out at 99 baht per pack. My gf does not drink coffee and one pack lasts me about twenty-five days, say around 4 baht per breakfast. Tastier and cheaper than Starbucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 In considering the price of roasted coffee beans in Thailand, I have used sort of a "Big Mac" standard, but using the price of Starbucks beans since the same product is available in nearly every country, sort of like Big Macs. From my observation, it seems that Starbucks beans in Thailand are the highest priced anywhere. I was recently in the Philippines, and from what I recall the price of a bag of Starbucks beans there was about 50% less than here. Same case in the Middle East. It's a situation that is similar to alcohol in Thailand, which is heavily taxed. I don't know what the tariff is on imported coffee, but perhaps Thailand has a very high rate by comparison to other countries? Anything other than traditional nescafe is a luxury good only purchased by the top maybe 2% of Thais. Price isn't driven by tariffs, big MNCs make pricing decisions to optimize their profits, whatever the market will bear. If you're at all concerned about price, you should be making your own coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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