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Kona Coffee Needs a Quality Grading System

January 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Hawaii coffee

On Friday afternoon, I had the opportunity to give a short presentation to a small group of farmers at the annual Kona Coffee Farmers Association expo. I used the short speaking time (30 minutes) to make an appeal for something badly needed in Kona, a method of objectively grading the quality of coffee in our [...]

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Kona Coffee Farmers Association 2009 Expo

January 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, Hawaii coffee

The 2009 Kona Coffee Farmers Association Expo will be held Friday, January 30th from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM at the Makaeo Pavilion at the Old Kona Airport, Kailua Kona. Admission is free. In addition to a selection of vendors that will be on display, a number of speakers will give short talks on a [...]

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Big Island coffee farm productivity down

September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Hawaii coffee, Venting Steam

Despite an increased number of farms and acreage, coffee production on the Big Island of Hawaii was off by about 3% in the 2007 season. I find it interesting that the Pacific Business News prefers to look at the “glass is half full” side of this story, emphasizing that the number of farms and acreage [...]

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Brazil Sees Its Best Average Cup of Excellence® Auction Price

January 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Retail Coffee Industry

MISSOULA, MT (January 17, 2007) – After eight years of conducting the Cup of Excellence program the Brazil winning farmers saw their average price per pound rise up to over $5.00lb. Yesterday’s online auction took many by surprise as all 28 coffees had bids within the first 25 minutes, and a record number of bids [...]

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