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.
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.
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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
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
Vietnam and India have uplifted back-to-back bans on some commodities that were placed earlier this month. The ban prevented Indian roasters from importing coffee beans from Vietnam. The ban by India was placed on March 7 and prevented coffee roasters from getting the raw material to meet up with local demand. In a statement on Friday, March 17, the Vietnamese
In February 2017, Brazilian president Michel Temer suspended the plans of local coffee processors to import Robusta from Vietnam. Brazilian farmers have already been protesting against the idea. President Temer’s decision has temporarily put a stop to the dispute between the growers and processors of the country, reports Bloomberg.com. This attempt by the world’s biggest coffee grower to import green
Climate change has been a great threat to coffee production in the world recently. So Nicaragua is changing its coffee production , it is investing in a disease-resistant variety of coffee to protect its export, reports Manila Bulletin. Coffee is one of Nicaragua’s key export crop. The disease resistant robusta coffee, from the Coffea canephora plant, has been authorized by the
According to a news reports by VietnamNet, during the launching of activities to celebrate the Vietnam Coffee Day on December 10, 2016, the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association, VCCA Chairman, Luong Van Ti said the industry is improving its competitiveness by restructuring itself. To meet the target of $5-6 billion for coffee exports by 2030, the industry is planning to
Forecasts show heavy rains in Vietnam will continue to hit it’s biggest growing region in the days ahead, reports Reuters. The heavy rains will further disrupt the 2019/2017 crop harvest, said a report by the government. Vietnam is the world’s highest producer of robusta. Worries about supply has increased as this years harvests have been hampered by rains and the