Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
It is becoming essential, to use a good quality coffee bean, to have a tasting session of brewed coffee. This is called “cupping” and it was a common industry practice in the United States in the 1800s. As reported by The Independent, there are a few key points to keep in mind when performing a cupping session. The first is
Arabica production is going to be shaken up by a record harvest in Honduras, which is expected to cause changes in commodity prices. Even if analysts expected 2018 to be an off-year for Honduras coffee production, the Dutch Bank, Rabobank, after a forecast of 6.5m 60kg bags, concerning Honduras output, has reconsidered its predictions and estimated a record high of
Ernesto llly International Coffee Awards program is designed to celebrate producer partners in Illy’s trade network and it was named after Ernesto Illy, who created this program 27 years ago in Brazil. The idea was not only to give prizes to the growers who could reach the quality needed for the perfect coffee flavor, but also to educate them. The
During the first eight months of the coffee year 2016/17 (from October to May) total coffee exports have been higher than the previous year (3.9 million bags higher). According to Ico, in May 2017 total coffee exports came to 10.9 million bags, 8.8% higher than in May 2016. Among the top coffee-producing countries, Brazil has seen a decline in exports for two
According to Daily Coffee News, Centroamericano, a leaf-rust-resistant hybrid has marked a major win in the 2017 Nicaragua Cup of Excellence, CoE, by scoring 90.5. This is a major win for this type of hybrid development called in coffee as F1. Centroamericano also bagged the CoE Presidential Award as well as coming second place in the National Coffee Quality Competition, that
Things are about to change for good-especially for the coffee farmers who already grow high quality Arabica Colombian coffee beans amidst of all the challenges in Colombia – says Bloomberg.com. Colombia, already the world’s third-largest coffee grower, has been facing unrest within the country for the last 52 years. United States is among the largest buyer of Colombian coffee beans.
According to Daily Coffee News, Cooperative Coffes which imports green coffee is launching a diverse initiative program that will help all the producers linked to its network to grow progressively. The goal is to measure the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during agricultural practices that affect the environment and other projects in coffee producing areas then support the organisation financially through
According to The Times of India, 3,733 bags of arabica coffee was sold in a auction organized by Brazil’s crop supply agency, Conab, on April 5, 2017. The auction finished government’s coffee stocks for the first time in ten years. According to Conab, those who bought paid a 5% premium on average for at least 15-year old coffee beans that were
According to Daily Coffee News , the first ever World Coffee Science Summit will be taking place on May 30 to June 2, 2017. The summit which will take place in San Salvador, El Salvador, will focus on science related issues that affect the sustainability of the coffee sector in the long term. It will specifically relate to coffee production and growth.
The Union Centrale des Coopératives Agricole de l’Ouest, UCCAO, is planning to upgrade its coffee roasting plant. UCCAO, which is an agricultural cooperative in the Western region of Cameroon, has budgeted up to 400 million fcfa (about 650,000 USD) for this project, reports Business in Cameroon. For this to be possible, the cooperative recently signed an agreement with the government