Coffee Demand in Ecuador is Growing As Industry Set Eyes For Expansion
Local demand for roast and ground coffee, however, is on the rise, having increased over 40 percent in the last 5 years alone and local consumers still hold high regard…
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Ecuador is a Major Manufacturer of Soluble Coffee
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…
MARKET INSIGHT: Calm Before Storm? Arabica Coffee Market Closed For Trading Labor Sep 2
SEP 2 (SpillingTheBeans)–September Arabica coffee prices did not trade Monday as the ICE futures exchange in New York was closed for Sep 2 Labor Day holiday. But a trader told…
MARKET INSIGHT: Coffee Prices Erode As Market Test New Lows, End Down At $1.1210/Lb Aug 30
AUG 30 (SpillingTheBeans)–September Arabica coffee prices continued to erode on Friday at the ICE futures exchange in New York, settling down 1.05 cents at $1.1210 per pound as the market…
MARKET INSIGHT: Arabica Coffee Prices End Week Down At New 4-Yr Lows At $1.1305/Lb Aug 23
AUG 23 (SpillingTheBeans)–September Arabica coffee prices ended the week at new 4-year lows at the ICE futures exchange in New York, settling down 0.15 cents at $1.1305 per pound. Prices…
Boyd’s Coffee Becomes First U.S. Roaster to Launch “Harvested by Women” Certified Beans
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…
Brazil Coffee Exports Seen Up 7% To 30.5M Bags In 2013, Says Cecafe
AUG 16 (SpillingTheBeans)–Coffee exports from Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producing and exporting country, are seen rising 7 percent to 30.5 million 60-kilogram bags in calendar year 2013, Brazil’s Coffee…
ORIGIN FOCUS: RWANDA
Tiny East African grower Rwanda started growing coffee around 1904 when German missionaries first brought Arabica seeds from the coffee producing region around Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Also known as…
The Rwanda Genocide – A Coffee Conflict!
Contrary to popular belief the Rwanda genocide was very much a conflict about coffee. Up until the genocide in April 1994 coffee exports accounted for as much as 70 percent…
