Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) — Colombian coffee production will rise to 10 million bags in the season starting next month after rains cut output in the past three seasons, according to the country’s Coffee Growers’ Federation. The crop in the 2010-11 season is expected to be 8.6 million to 8.7 million bags, said Luis Munoz, chief […]
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Coffee crops in Brazil, the world’s largest exporter of the bean, may begin flowering next week as an expected cold front brings rainfall to producing areas. Coffee-growing regions of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo states, which account for about 58 percent of the nation’s crop, will get rain between Oct. 2 […]
A lack of rain has led some farmers to rip out their entire crop, according to one charity, but experts disagree. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coffee production in some parts of southern Ethiopia has come to a halt because of a lack of rain, according to a British NGO, although some coffee experts predict a bumper crop this year. […]
Kigali. The Rwandan government has announced draconian measures targeting a 75-per cent increase to generate $60 million in coffee production by the year 2012. However, the exploitation of this cash crop could become an economical cross to bear for several farmers from remote areas in the Central African nation. Among other measures adopted, include a […]
Monday August 22, 2011 Farmers raise red flag over coffee theft According to Kenya Coffee Producers and Traders Association which runs the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, coffee beans last week averaged $480 for 50 kilo bag of grade AA, and $310 for other grades. High international coffee prices against declining production of the crop has set-off […]
by Andrew Katz July 12, 2011, 05:47 am EDT Coffee addicts rejoice: You don’t have a problem, you have a healthy habit. (We know you can quit whenever you want.) Skip the decaf. Coffee might help protect against Alzheimer’s disease—as long as it’s the caffeine-loaded kind. When researchers at the University of South Florida gave […]
Coffee Prices Plummet to Six-Month Low Andrea Tse 07/28/11 – 01:28 PM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Coffee prices slid to a six-month low Thursday on concerns about excess supply amid favorable weather conditions in Brazil — the world’s largest coffee producer. September Arabica coffee futures hit a six-month low of $2.3720 a pound Thursday […]
* Thrips thrive in dry weather , rain could help * Attack likely to worsen after cold season By Mark Denge NAIROBI, July 1 (Reuters) – Thrips, tiny insect pests that are hard to detect, may attack Kenya’s coffee farms this year and cut output, state-owned Coffee Research Foundation (CRF) of Kenya said on Friday. […]
Brazil May Have a Record Coffee Crop Next Season, Somar Says By Isis Almeida – Jul 27, 2011 The coffee crop in Brazil, the world’s largest producer of the commodity, may reach a record next season on favorable climate conditions, according to weather forecaster Somar Meteorologia. “The possibility of a record harvest next year is […]