Since the 2000-2004 coffee crisis when prices crashed to historic lows and caused social disaster in producing countries, Vietnam’s government has embarked on ambitious policies to promote sustainable practices and…
There is no denying Vietnam’s fast growth in the last 30 years of coffee statistics, but one of the most mis-reported myths about the Vietnamese coffee boom is that it…
JULY 20 (SpillingTheBeans)–Coffee production in Uganda in the current 2012-13 crop cycle is on track to reach between 3.3 million and 3.4 million 60-kilogram bags, up at least 6.5 percent…
For more on the fascinating details of Vietnam’s coffee history, please stay tuned for my special 5-part article series written for the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal on Vietnam, coming…
JULY 19–September Arabica coffee closed down 4.85 cent per pound on Friday after predictable profit taking plunged into profits from the strong gains seen earlier in the week. Prices settled…
JULY 18 (SpillingTheBeans)–Coffee exports from Vietnam in the month of June plummeted 37 percent to 1.472 million 60-kilogram bags compared to the same month last year, Vietnam’s General Statistics…
JULY 16 (SpillingTheBeans)–The outbreak of coffee rust in Latin America continues to worsen and up to 25 percent of the entire coffee area in South American producer Peru is now…
SÃO PAULO, 13 Jun (Reuters) – O Brasil colherá 52,9 milhões de sacas de 60 kg de café na temporada 2013-14, estimou a consultoria Safras & Mercado em relatório divulgado…
Starting next week, stay tuned for the publication of my latest coffee reports about the new 2013-14 crops in Peru, Vietnam, Indonesia and Honduras, origin insights from Ivory Coast, Uganda…
SpillingTheBeans’ founder Maja Wallengren was recently honored by being invited to discuss the socio-economic implications of the coffee rust disaster in Central America with the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue (IAD), one…
My name is Maja and I’m a Danish born woman, crazy beyond passionate about everything coffee. I have written about all aspects of coffee for over 30 years from 60 coffee producing countries across the world. Welcome to my blog.
