Currency devaluations across the world have been a feature for the coffee market in recent months, and indeed for the broad commodity spectrum. A weakening local currency Read more
The battle for Burundi
Civil unrest is simmering on the streets of Bujumbura, the capital of the East-African nation of Burundi. On 5 May, Burundi’s constitutional court ruled to legally uphold Read more
INTL FCStone on the role of the institution
Since the global coffee price crisis of the late 1990s, when fundamentals of supply/demand sent coffee futures down to historic lows, there has been an increased Read more
Keeping an eye on world coffee stocks
When it comes to the global coffee market, it’s really all about Brazil. Even as the world of coffee has seen prices influenced by anything from oil Read more
INTL FC Stone explores El Niño’s impact on coffee worldwide
Coffee’s popularity continues to steadily increase, with global consumption totalling 149.3 million bags for calendar year 2014, according to the latest International Coffee Organization (ICO) data. Read more
The great Brazil drought drop
It was set up to be Brazil’s best year yet. At this time a year ago, industry bodies were pegging the 2014-15 harvest at 55 – Read more
Middle East shift to modern times
On the outskirts of Dubai, in the shade of a big tent stuffed with oriental rugs and traditional embroidered red pillows, an 80-year-old Bedouin, Ali Abdullah Read more
Will it be a coffee deficit in 2014?
It’s been a hard fall from the top for Arabica prices over the past two years. Long gone are the glory days of US$3.19 a undefined Read more
BUNN – quality in the coffee cup
Although the specialty market may only represent a fragment of the markets she works in, BUNN’s Lina Chiodo says she can thank that fraction for some Read more
Coffee leaf rust and sliding coffee prices
By Maja Wallengren Coffee prices forecasting is a tricky business, and recent happenings suggest this is no undefined Read more