It’s just past noon at the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), and the floor is buzzing with the arrival of a few top-quality lots of washed Sidamos. More
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World coffee prices: a market in denial?
Following widespread reports of failing crops in Latin America, some producers are dismayed that ICE futures prices in New York show little indication of recovering. The rust
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Coffee leaf rust attacks in Central America
For most of the past decade, rust disease has been among the most damaging crop pests in the world’s Arabica growing regions. It’s for this reason that
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Instant coffee consumption in emerging markets
In the past decade, the instant coffee market has expanded at annual growth rates of 7 – 10 per cent. In most emerging markets, many industry
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Peru’s coffee boom
In the 1990-91 crop cycle, Peru produced just 937,000 60-kilogram bags. This was at a time when world production had collapsed following years of massive oversupply. The
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A sustainable trajectory of coffee roasting
The draft of the Fifth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), leaked last December, gave little wiggle room for climate change sceptics. Published
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Proofing supply chains against future shocks
A few years ago, Stephen Hurst, from specialty coffee merchant Mercanta, received some rather unpleasant news. After undergoing all the effort needed to transport two containers of
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Coffee price predictions in 2013
Oscar L. Schaps
Global Head of Soft Commodities, FCStone, LLC The coffee market during the recent past has been quite volatile, to say the least. Many factors affect
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Global Head of Soft Commodities, FCStone, LLC The coffee market during the recent past has been quite volatile, to say the least. Many factors affect
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Arabica and Robusta production divide in 2013
In times of economic crisis, the world is drinking more coffee than ever. It’s a development that took many by s undefined
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Indonesia’s quality outlook
At this year’s Trieste Espresso Expo exhibition in Italy, roughly 20 Indonesian Arabica representatives wandered to halls, promoting their quality coffee. Just six years ago, however, Alun
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