SOLVED. SCI-FI Spaceship of Humans coming back to Earth after some type of total breakdown on Earth. They trade with different countries using the ship for different things incl. varieties of roasted coffee and equipment from before the breakdown. [s]

[Derrick]

I think I read this about 2013, but what I read ranges back quite a few years, though I think this is from 2000+
It might have been a part of a series, but not a long one, maybe a trilogy, maybe a single book.
A spaceship of Humans have come back to Earth after some type of total breakdown on Earth. I think that this isn't from far past the event, maybe 10-50 years. They trade with different countries using the ship's lander for many different things including varieties of roasted coffee and equipment from before the breakdown (batteries, truck tires). Then they trade those between the different separated groups on Earth.
Thank you!

[Sue]

One of the later books in the Catteni series by Anne McCaffrey-possibly Freedom's Ransom.
Catteni
1. Freedom's Landing (1995)
2. Freedom's Choice (1997)
3. Freedom's Challenge (1998)
4. Freedom's Ransom (2002

[Derrick]

Yes! I'm pretty sure that the last one was it. Thank you. I was thrown off because I didn't find anything that rang a bell in my books list when I looked, but I must have read them from the library instead.

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Derrick. Here's the link - Freedom's Ransom by Anne McCaffrey.