Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
The Colombian government will not be offering immediate subventions to coffee farmers, due to budget constraints this year. This comes at a time when coffee producers are plagued with low prices and heavy rains, as reported by Reuters. The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia had appealed to the government for help for coffee farmers due to lower prices both
Farmers in the Cibulao village have been using the coffee plant to protect the forest against illegal exploitation, as reported by The Jakarta Post. The coffee farmers’ movement was started by three siblings, Kiryono, Jumpono, and Dasim, all of whom are residents of Cibulao working for the Ciliwung tea plantation. Cibulao is located in the Puncak area of Bogor, in the
Uganda’s minister of Agriculture, Vincent Sempijja, has expressed concern over Ugandans not embracing coffee production which, to him, will help in poverty alleviation. Mr Sempijja says that government is doing its best by promoting coffee production through programs like Operation Wealth Creation, yet evidence shows that farmers are not embracing these efforts. He emphasized the favorable coffee market situation, with
Small-scale coffee farm holders in Kenya may now have a financially secure future as the coffee sector regulator is planning to pay them monthly for deliveries. It should be understood that coffee farmers have a six-month payment cycle, which has made many producers struggle to keep up with their financial obligations, as reported by Daily Business. It should be noted
Last month, the CEPEA/ESALQ index for Robusta type 6, screen 13, Espirito Santo State, has averaged $94.26 per 60kg bag, a 3.9% fall compared to February that grossed $97.94 per bag and lower than the March 17 $123.67 per bag (a 31.2% low). March 15, index was closed at $91.58 per 60kg bag representing, a 4.2% decrease when compared to
Kenya’s coffee is highly sought after in the world market, reports Daily Nation. This made it the most valued beverage in the New York Coffee Exchange. According to The Daily Nation, the fact that it is used by roasters to blend with other coffees fetched it $330.70 per 50kg bag during last week’s auction at the New York Coffee Exchange,
Martin Shabaya, a Kenyan, is the first African to have made it to the semi-finals of the World Barista Championship that took place in Seoul, South Korea from November 9-12 2017. This makes him the first ever from the African continent to have made it to this level. Martin, before taking part in the World Barista Championship, was the winner
The coffee culture is been growing steadily in Africa in recent years. In spite of Africa producing about 13% of the global supply of coffee and being the birth place of coffee, coffee drinking has not been felt in the continent when compared to the others. Africa consumes very little of what they produce with most of it exported to
The Global Coffee Platform has released a new study that shows ways of improving the income of coffee farmers through improvements in yield, quality, training as well as empowerment of women farmers, as reported by Daily Coffee News. The study which was carried out in partnership with Technoserve covered 11 key coffee-growing countries in the world. This included including Brazil, Colombia,
The Gangnam district of Seoul, the South Korean capital will be receiving 60 competitors representing their countries for the 2017 AeroPress Championship. This is expected to be the largest World AeroPress Championship as the winners will join others on the first day, Thursday, November 9, 2017 for the great Café Seoul show. An announcement by the Australian-based team made up