by andrew | Oct 3, 2022 | agriculture, economy, industry, news, origin, sustainability
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...
by andrew | Oct 2, 2021 | agriculture, business, economic development, economy, featured, industry, marketing, news, origin, quality, women
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...
by andrew | Aug 26, 2021 | agriculture, economic development, industry, news, origin, quality
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...
by andrew | Aug 9, 2021 | agriculture, economy, industry, news, origin, quality, sustainability
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...
by andrew | May 20, 2018 | business, news, oddities, science
Coffee is not known by medical science to cause cancer, nor it is considered a probable carcinogen by any accredited health organization. Nonetheless, California’s coffee shops will soon be required to display a cancer warning sign due to a recent state court...
by andrew | Aug 3, 2016 | news
“Jasmine,” “kiwi,” “green apple,” and “banana” were just some of the flavors used to describe winning coffees at the first Taza Dorada Robusta (Robusta Golden Cup) national coffee competition that concluded this past...
