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...