I also roast for personal consumption, about 25 pounds per year, and concur on the price increase. Just a few years ago green coffee was in the $6.50 range (and when I started roasting about 7 years ago, even $5), but as you said more like $8.50 now. I just did a relatively large buy (about 20 pounds) as a just-in-case because it's impossible to predict what the demented orange or the ketamine-stuffed Nazi will do.