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.
Tag: Robusta
The Suez Canal crisis and its impacts on robusta exports
Explore the role of the Suez Canal in the Robusta coffee exports, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Learn about its impact on Southeast Asian coffee exports to Europe. Find out the possible impacts.
Russian Coffee Trade amid Pandemic Times
Although Russia is among the largest coffee importing countries in Europe, the demand for Arabica has been growing steadily mainly due to the development of the Russian coffee industry as well as the reduction of import duties on green coffee imports after Russia joined the World Trade Organization in 2012. Imports of the Robusta variety are significantly higher than Arabica.
Australian specialty coffee-drinking culture
Find out more about one of the most rapidly advancing coffee-drinking cultures, the coffee scenario in Australia has undergone a dramatic transition over the years.
Japan: Asia’s biggest coffee market
Japan is the fifth-largest importer of coffee and coffee products. As per ICO (International Coffee Organization), in the 2020-2021 crop year, it is estimated that Japan imported 6751 bags (in thousand 60-kg bags) of green coffee beans; a 0.1% decline from 2018-19 due to an economic slowdown following the Covid-19 lockdown measures. Japan imported nearly 34% of green beans from
The Colombian coffee atmosphere
Talk about coffee and which country comes to your mind almost instantaneously. Perhaps some country from the lush lands of Latin America? That’s a no-brainer, considering how coffee, to them, has been a way of life. Gateway to South America, we talk about Colombian coffee-scape in this article. Latin American has a charm of its own Andeans mountains, Amazonian forests,
The untapped coffee potential in Myanmar
Some of the most recent trade statistics suggest that Myanmar has nearly 49,000 acres of coffee plantations of which 90 per cent of the produce is Arabica and the rest is Robusta. Although the production levels are quite meager, reaching 8000 tons per year, however, the value of exports has increased significantly over the past few years from US$6 million
Covid-19: Economic Impact on the Indian Coffee Industry
How has novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) impacted on Indian coffee industry? All exports to Europe have been temporarily shut.
Less Brazilian coffee on the markets around the world, export decreased
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.
Covid-19 presents considerable downside risk to global coffee consumption
According to preliminary estimates published by International Coffee organization world coffee numbers has decreased compared to last year.
World coffee consumption is estimated 169.3 million bags, 0.7% greater than in 2018/19 but Covid-19 presents a risk to global coffee consumption.