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
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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
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Puerto Rico targets new markets
Visitors to Puerto Rico’s Yauco coffee region will, on any given day, be spellbound by the stunning beauty of the deep blue, rugged mountains stretched out
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Infusing the old with the new in the Middle East
Coffee is nothing new in the Arab world. But while the traditional form of the drink is steeped in Arabic tradition, the third wave of specialty
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The wrong thing for the right reason #RaceTogether
There is little doubt Starbucks Coffee Company CEO Howard Schultz is a gutsy man. Earlier this year, he backboned the United States’ coffee giant’s launch of Race Together,
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Building community through coffee
Kerala is well known around the world as one of India’s most intriguing and popular states. While its beaches, food and culture draw masses of tourists to
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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
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Japan and coffee: a turbulent love affair
For years, Japan was considered a golden child of the coffee industry. On the quality side, the Japanese have shown a strong interest in specialty grades, with
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Tanzania Coffee Board on track for 2021 target
Coffee production in Tanzania is growing. From the northern region’s famous coffee farms on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro across the southern belt of Mbeya and
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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
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