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"The world’s supply of #coffee and #cocoa comes from a handful of countries. Vietnam and Brazil account for more than half of global coffee bean exports — and Vietnam has suffered from severe drought. Cocoa’s two biggest producers are West Africa’s Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, where production shortfalls are causing unprecedented volatility and record-high prices"
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/markets/cocoa-volatility-coffee-market/
#Japan may find it difficult to secure coffee/cocoa supplies due to weakening yen. Back to locally grown tea?
Alternatively, we may end up with beanless synthetic coffee according to the WSJ:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/why-you-may-soon-be-drinking-synthetic-coffee/ar-AA1o73SP
Or, how about dandelion coffee which seems more traditional/benign?
https://coffeeaffection.com/dandelion-coffee-recipe/
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Then there's "mud water" which apparently is "a chai-cocoa combo that tastes like a cinnamon-rich mocha, with a hint of ginger and a very earthy aftertaste" that's "almost like drinking actual mud"
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3dgnm/mud-wtr-honest-review-coffee-alternative
Sounds safer to stick with tea?