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Grounds for Restoration Dear GFR customers The entire coffee industry is facing a major challenge. Prices for green unroasted coffee beans have surged dramatically primarily due to severe droughts and prolonged high temperatures in Brazil the worlds largest coffee producer and corporate investment pressures are driving up costs across all other coffeeproducing regions as a result. So we like all other coffee retailers must increase our prices. We remain committed to sourcing organicallygrown ethicallysourced specialty coffee while maintaining competitive pricing.