NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says it's hiking prices again starting Tuesday, with the increases ranging from 5 to 20 cents for most affected drinks. 
 
 The Seattle-based company also raised prices nationally about a year ago. 
 
 A small and large brewed coffee will each go up by 10 cents in most areas of the country, Starbucks says. That would bring the price of a large coffee to $2.45 in most U.S. stores. 
 
 Some other coffee sellers are cutting prices. Last week, The J.M. Smucker Co. said it would cut prices for most of its coffee products because of declines in future prices for unroasted coffee beans. In an emailed statement Monday, Starbucks Corp. said coffee costs are only part of its expenses, which also include rent, labor, marketing and equipment. 

 Starbucks is raising the price of its typical coffeeshop purchase across the U.S. by 1 percent — and in booming Seattle, by three and a half times as much. 
 
 Starbucks is raising the price of a typical coffee run in Seattle at a rate that far outpaces the rest of the U.S., the latest sign of a steamy local economy that is bolstering both salaries and the cost of doing business. 
 
 Hikes in the prices of some popular beverages will bring the average Starbucks ticket, or check, across the U.S. up 1 percent, says spokesman Jim Olson. 
 
 But in 300 stores in the Greater Seattle area — which includes King, Pierce and Snohomish counties — the increase will be 3.5 percent. That’s far ahead of overall consumer prices for the area, which according to Bureau of Labor Statistics rose 0.4 percent in April from the year before. 
 
 The price hikes, which take effect Tuesday, come at a time when economic observers are wary about deflationary pressures in the economy. Even the cost of coffee beans has dropped significantly in the past year. 
 
 Inflation at Starbucks in Seattle, however, will run high for those who buy only brewed coffee. They will pay between 10 and 20 cents more per cup — 10 cents is a 5 percent increase for a tall drip coffee. 
 
 A tall latte in this region will see a nearly 10 percent hike of 30 cents per cup. If all prices in the U.S. were rising that fast, inflation would be comparable to the West African nation of Guinea, which last year had the world’s 10th-highest rate of inflation. 
 
 Starbucks won’t say what goes into its price adjustments, or divulge how much prices will go up in other individual markets. 
 
 The increasing difference between Seattle and the average ticket in the U.S. comes amid a strong economy here, propped up by a technology boom, as well as rising costs for real estate and labor. Seattle in 2014 passed a controversial $15 per-hour minimum-wage mandate that began being gradually implemented in April. 
 
 The 3.5 percent increase almost matches the 12-month local increase in average hourly earnings for all private employees as of May, according to federal data: 3.57 percent. 
 
 “It reflects confidence in this market as being able to spend more of its disposable income in a small luxury item,” said Chris Mefford, CEO of Community Attributes, a data and economic analysis consultancy in Seattle. 
 
 Currently, he added, “confidence in the region’s economy is as high as it gets.” 
 
 Starbucks’ Olson said food prices will see no change in the Seattle area, and tea will see only a minimal increase. 
 
 Starbucks usually rolls out price adjustments during the summer. Last year, it increased the price of the average U.S. ticket by less than 1 percent. 
 
 These increases apply only in stores operated directly by the chain, and not those licensed to third parties such as supermarkets or major retailers like Target. 

 ORRVILLE, Ohio , July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) announced today that it decreased the list price for the majority of its packaged coffee products sold in the United States , primarily consisting of items sold under the Folgers® and Dunkin' Donuts ® brand names. The price decline also applies to the new reduced canister size of Folgers® ground coffee. Prices decreased an average of six percent on impacted items in response to sustained declines in the green coffee futures market. The Company's K-Cup® pods were excluded from the price decrease. 
 
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 About The J. M. Smucker Company 
 
 For more than 115 years, The J. M. Smucker Company has been committed to offering consumers quality products that bring families together to share memorable meals and moments. Today, Smucker is a leading marketer and manufacturer of consumer food and beverage products and pet food and pet snacks in North America with projected annual net sales of approximately $8 billion . In consumer foods and beverages, its brands include Smucker's®, Folgers®, Jif®, Dunkin' Donuts ®, Crisco®, Pillsbury ®, R.W. Knudsen Family®, Hungry Jack®, Cafe Bustelo ®, Martha White ®, truRoots®, Sahale Snacks®, Robin Hood ®, and Bick's®. In pet food and pet snacks, its brands include Meow Mix®, Milk-Bone®, Kibbles 'n Bits®, Natural Balance®, and 9Lives®. The Company remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People, Ethics, Growth, and Independence established by its founder and namesake more than a century ago. For more information about the Company, visit jmsmucker.com. 
 
 The J. M. Smucker Company is the owner of all trademarks referenced herein, except for the following, which are used under license: Pillsbury ® is a trademark of The Pillsbury Company, LLC and Dunkin' Donuts ® is a registered trademark of DD IP Holder LLC . K-Cup® is a trademark of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. , used with permission. 
 
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 The J. M. Smucker Company, (330) 682-3000, Investors: Aaron Broholm, Director, Investor Relations, Media: Maribeth Burns, Vice President, Corporate Communications
– Starbucks says it's hiking prices again starting tomorrow, with the increases ranging from 5 to 20 cents for most affected drinks. What the AP terms "small and large" (tall and venti?) brewed coffee will each go up by 10 cents in most areas of the country, Starbucks says. That would bring the price of a "large" coffee to $2.45 in most US stores. The Seattle-based company also raised prices nationally about a year ago, and the Seattle Times notes such increases are "doled out" each summer, with the bumps hitting individual markets differently. To wit, a rep predicts only 20% of US customers will experience a higher cost; frappuccinos and cold beverages in most areas won't see a price hike. Some other coffee sellers are cutting prices. Last week, The JM Smucker Co. said it would cut prices for most of its coffee products ("primarily consisting of items sold under the Folgers and Dunkin' Donuts brand names," per a press release) because of declines in future prices for unroasted coffee beans. In an emailed statement today, Starbucks Corp. said coffee costs are only part of its expenses, which also include rent, labor, marketing, and equipment.