Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
According to seattletimes, in an expedition of bringing something innovative and crafty to coffee business Starbucks keeps its “searching and coming up” going with new ideas. This time it is Whiskey Barrel Aged coffee. It is going to be available only for a limited time and on a single venue; the Seattle Roastery, reports seattletimes. Barrel aged whiskey, vinegar; beer
According to Cameroon Tribune, the fifth edition of Cameroon’s National Cocoa and Coffee Board, NCCB, Festicoffee took place at the Yaounde Multipurpose Sports Complex with about 200 participants from different sectors of the industry in Cameroon. This year’s activities was based on the promotion of instant coffee as well as a show case of other coffee-based products. The event that
According to Business in Cameroon, the government of Cameroon will offer about 2.5 million coffee seedlings to coffee farmers in the country. This initiative by the government was revealed by the Minister of Agriculture, Henri Eyébé Ayissi, when he was officially launching the 2017 cocoa and coffee season in Buea, the capital of the South West Region. According to the
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 reports by Quartz Africa, Uganda consumed only 3% of its total coffee production last year. This is far below what its neighbor, Ethiopia, who produces more coffee than Uganda is consuming. Ethiopia consumes about half its total coffee production yearly. Inspire Africa, a development agency that promotes coffee consumption amongst Ugandans says if Uganda should consume 10% of its
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
I found out recently thanks to a tweet from Bex, author of the coffee blog Double Skinny Macchiato, that ‘Latte Art’ is one of the new entries to the Oxford English Dictionary: “latte art: pictures of patterns made by skilfully pouring steamed milk onto the surface of a latte or similar coffee drink” It’s a sign that something which was
Robusta prices are rising worldwide foreseeing its decreased yield in major Robusta growing areas like Vietnam and Brazil and so in Vietnam Robusta prices reached their highest in five years in the month of March (2017)– reports economiccalendar.com. On one hand, the changing climatic conditions are forcing coffee farmers to fold their coffee growing business causing prolonged dry conditions, like
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.