China and Brazil on International Coffee Day
I was back on CGTN's China24 program to briefly discuss the state of China's coffee market for International Coffee Day. The appearance was similar to the one from May -- touching on Starbucks' expansion plans, international versus domestic chains, and the overall...
Andrew Hetzel on the Chinese coffee market
Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to be on of those network talking heads in an impromptu live discussion about the retail market for coffee in China on CGTN, the China Global Television Network. In retrospect, I might have addressed some of the questions a...
WIPO Coffee Conference Day Two Videos and Materials
Video presentations and materials below are from day two of the WIPO Regional Conference on Adding Value to Coffee Production with Intellectual Property, held November 11, 2021. Day one's conference recordings can be found here.Ethical Coffee Certification: What it...
WIPO Coffee Conference Day One Videos and Materials
Three hundred viewers joined the WIPO's Regional Conference on Adding Value to Coffee Production with Intellectual Property on November 10 and 11. Participants heard about the value of geographical indications and intangibles in coffee; how to improve production...
Adding Value to Coffee Production with Intellectual Property
Regional Conference on Adding Value to Coffee Production with Intellectual Property The World Intellectual Property Association (WIPO) is hosting its first Asia/Pacific virtual conference dedicated to coffee production on November 10th and 11th, 2021. The program is...
Coffee Guide Updated for 2021
The International Trade Centre released an updated version of the Coffee Guide yesterday. The date (October 1st) is also International Coffee Day, a holiday established by the ICO to celebrate the importance of coffee production to humanity. In practice, it is mainly...
New Papua New Guinea Coffee Grades Implemented
Papua New Guinea’s national coffee regulatory authority has completed a rollout of the industry’s revised green bean standards and new regulation policy guidelines. Published by Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) and approved by the National Institute of Standards and...
August 2021 Coffee Market Forecast
Key coffee market points Commodity coffee market prices remain extremely volatile Frost damage to Brazil’s crop caused a 37% price increase in July within a two-week period Internal market prices will rise smallholder coffee producing countries, but quality and trade...
Noni Market Study
Had you asked me last December what I know about noni, I would have told you they’re a squishy, fermented-smelling yellow or translucent white cone-shaped fruit found mostly around warm coastal areas of Hawaii. They have a bumpy texture and pungent scent like cheese...
Barista competitions benefit coffee producing countries
Elite retail coffee professionals around the world participate in annual barista competitions that demonstrate skill, professionalism, ingenuity, and passion for their craft: brewing espresso-coffee drinks. The largest and oldest of these gatherings is the...
PNG monetary policy hinders coffee sector
Introduction Coffee is a significant cash crop in Papua New Guinea (“PNG”), providing incomes for more than 2.43 million people that represent a large percentage of the country’s rural population (CIC, 2017; World Bank, 2019a). Many of the more than 37% of Papua New...
Papua New Guinea National Coffee Symposium, May 2019
An update of the Papua New Guinea Coffee Market Study written by me for PHAMA last year was published for the recent occasion of the country's first national coffee symposium, which was held May 22-23, 2019 in Port Moresby. The event drew over 300 stakeholders from...