“Rest in Peace Madiba — I am honored to have lived in your lifetime!”
In this moment of writing, the world is saying goodbye and paying their final respects to South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. And I can think of nothing better than to share…
In this moment of writing, the world is saying goodbye and paying their final respects to South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. And I can think of nothing better than to share…
DEC. 5, 2013 (GCR Magazine)–The #1 lot at Brazil’s Cup of Excellence (COE) Early Harvest live auction held online on 27 November sold at US$23.10 per pound, or approximately double…
SpillingTheBeans is excited to be speaking at the 2nd International Ethiopian Coffee Conference in Addis Ababa from Nov. 4-5, 2013. The title of this conference “Global Coffee Market Outlook 2013-14…
Global Coffee Review’s Leaders Symposium From the August 2013 issue. Melbourne was the perfect staging point for the Southern Hemisphere’s newest gathering of global coffee leaders. Chairman Vu’As the standard-bearer…
Starting next week, look forward to my latest coffee reports including origin updates on specialty coffee in Ecuador, the fascinating and surprising coffee history of The Philippines, the world’s youngest…
Another surprise to many is that Ecuador is home to a significant industrial production of soluble and instant coffee, all manufactured under the near monopoly held by Café Elcafe, which…
AUG. 15, 2013 (Boyd’sCoffee)–Women play a major role in coffee production throughout the world, but they often have little or no control over the economics of coffee transactions. This all…
Perfectly picked Arabica coffee in Vietnam Starting this week, look forward to my latest coffee reports about the fascinating and surprising coffee history of The Philippines, the world’s youngest coffee…
In the photo, Rainforest Alliance certified shade coffee in Vietnam New Study Finds Rainforest Alliance Certification Promotes Healthier Streams AUG 13 (SpillingTheBeans)–A new study by Colombia’s Coffee Research Institute, Cenicafe,…
Honduras 2013-14 Harvest Seen Down 25% To 4.6M Bags AUG 10 (SpillingTheBeans)–Thousands of coffee families in Honduras are seing their basic food security threatened as a result of the current…