Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
In the third and final episode curated by “L’Albero del caffè”, this Italian artisanal roasting company guides us through the complex world of the coffee supply chain. It examines the geopolitical factors influencing coffee from the perspective of a small roaster.
With environmental concerns growing for political reasons, the project Brazil. The Coffee Nation wants to show that there is conscientious production in Brazil. Before accepting a new member, the BSCA – Brazil Specialty Coffee Association, assesses the quality of the coffee, considering characteristics such as color, appearance, and roast shape. On top of this, the organization also certifies that the
Director of BSCA, an association of specialty coffee producers, says that Brazilian coffee has complied with coronavirus and sustainability protocols; beyond the record crop, the production has high quality. Even with the coronavirus pandemic hindering business, closing borders, and negatively impacting economies around the world, business involving Brazilian coffee has been showing excellent numbers in recent months. In July, the
According to Cecafé monthly report, Brazilian coffee exports recorded a decrease of 24.3% in February 2020: 2.7 million bags compared to over 3.5 million recorded in the same month of 2019. Arabica coffee represented 81.5% of total exports in February with 2.2 million bags shipped. Instant coffee made up 10.4% to 281,000 bags. Robusta coffee contributed 8.1% of exports with 219,000 bags, an increase of 3.3% on an annual basis. The main destinations for Brazilian coffee were the United States, Germany and Italy.
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2018 was an amazing year for coffee production in Brazil which achieved export figures of 23.39 million bags, an increase of 18% over 2017
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
Reuters poll forecasts a Global coffee supply surplus in 2018-2019 with Brazil’s record coffee harvest: the country is expected to produce 60 million 60-kg coffee bags (44 million of Arabica and 16 million bags of Robusta). According to Conab, Brazil’s national supplies agency, in 2018 Brazilian coffee bag production will rise between 54,4 million and 58,51 million. In 2019-2020 Brazilian crop
Conab, Brazil’s official crop bureau, downgraded by 790,000 bags to 44.77m bags its estimate for the country’s 2017 coffee harvest. This is due to damage caused by beetle pests and weather conditions on the arabica crop. On the other hand, robusta crop estimate saw an increase of 568,000 bags to 10.71 m bags. However, this still represents the second weakest result
Coffee is a rather special market, in which annual output is affected by variables that can have a huge effect on performance. Global warming, for example, means that the crop now has to be grown at higher altitudes. Then there are the geopolitical upheavals in coffee-growing countries, and last but not least, problems of drought and diseases such as coffee