GCR–Funds in coffee price vulnerability
Funds in coffee price vulnerability From the July 2012 issue. Much of the recent roller coaster ride of coffee prices has been blamed on funds. A look at recent history…
Coffee of The Day: Gourmet Beans From Bali, Indonesia’s Treasure Island
My Coffee of The Day is from the Indonesian island of Bali. Bali is in addition to being home to hundreds of Buddhist temples, stunning terraced rice fields and the…
SPECIAL REPORT: World Coffee Production Increasingly Hit by Global Cooling
The world of coffee is increasingly hit by the unprecedented negative impact of global COOLING, a phenomenon which since 2007 and for at least another 5-10 years still to come…
FASCINATING FACT – What Country is the World’s BIGGEST Producer of Specialty Coffee?
Brazil is the largest coffee producing country and accounts for between 35 and 38 percent of total world output in any given crop cycle. Brazil is also the world’s largest coffee exporting nation and…
EXCLUSIVE: Brazil’s 2023 Coffee Harvest To Recover To 50M-56M But Conilon Down 30%
Coffee production in the next 2023 harvest in Brazil is forecast to reach between 50 million and 56 million 60-kilogram bags, which will mark a modest recovery IF no further…
Coffee of The Day: Kaldi’s Coffee From Ethiopia’s Southern Kaffa Province
In honor of my visit this week to Ethiopia, the birthplace of Coffea Arabica, I am republishing a number of my special reports on this awesome country and its wonderful…
SPECIAL REPORT: Ethiopia’s Coffee Growers Targets Specialty As Harar And Kaffa Regions Make Come Back
The birthplace of Coffea Arabica, Ethiopia’s coffee has always had a unique place in the market. Specialty roasters will have at least one or two different coffees from regions such…
FASCINATING FACT: Sex, Drugs, Lies Or Contraband, How Did Coffee Really Spread To The World?
Since coffee first was brought to Europe in the late 16th century via traders from the Ottoman Empire the beverage and enjoyment of coffee was a source of scandal. As…
Coffee of the Day: Blue Mountain Highland Blend From Papua New Guinea
Since the early beginnings of coffee growing across the “Niugini” highlands in Papua New Guinea selected seeds were imported from Jamaica’s Blue Mountain coffee region. Many in the coffee industry…
COMING UP: Coffee News From 2022 Brazil Harvest & Reviews From Canary Islands, Jamaica’s Blue Mountains, Dominica, Monsooned India Beans and Papua New Guinea Peaberry
One of the best perks about being a coffee writer is the access and opportunity for sampling truly fantastic and rare coffees from across the world. That, combined with coffee…