Behind every cup of coffee is the long journey from bean to brew. The average cup requires about 50 or so coffee beans, grown in forests across the globe and then exported from countries like Brazil.

The fiber craze is pushing more people into the broad world of beans, as the U.S. bean industry looks to double American consumption of pulses by 2030.

Bean prices across East Africa experienced notable shifts between March and April 2026, driven by varying regional market dynamics. Data from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Food ...