Brazil
SCA Acknowledges Mistakes and is Working to Improve
I’m not one to beat the proverbial “dead horse,” but sometimes coverage of a specific topic bears repeating, or follow up in this case.
SCA Announces “Deferred Candidacy Policy” for Competitors at World Championships
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has announced a new “Deferred Candidacy policy” for international coffee competitions.
Exports for Coffee Year 2016-17 Reached a Record 122.45M Bags
The International Coffee Organization (ICO), in its latest report, announced that while coffee year 2016-17 registered a decrease in its final month, total exports reached a record 122.45 million bags, 4.8% greater than the 116.89 million bags shipped in coffee year 2015-16.
An Educating and Enlightening Experience in Brazil
I know in my previous blog I said I would discuss Host Milan in my next blog, but I’ll have to cover it another time as I must talk about my recent trip – my first – to Brazil.
Ipanema Coffees Opens New Sustainable Cupping Room
Ipanema Coffee has announced the opening of its new cupping room and quality control laboratory.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Sustainability
International Coffee Week Highlights Brazil’s Specialty Coffees
Thousands of coffee professionals who travel to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, for International Coffee Week will have the opportunity to cup and buy hundreds of specialty coffees.
Honduras’s José Enamorado Wins Top Honour at 2nd Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award
After rounds of blind tastings at the United Nations by an international independent jury of top culinary and coffee experts, illycaffè announced that coffee beans grown by Honduras’s José Abelardo Díaz Enamorado were designated “Best of the Best” at the 2017 Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award.
Coffee Year 2016-17 Ends in Deficit, But Stocks Remain High
The International Coffee Organization, reported that the coffee market ends 2016-17 coffee year in deficit for the third consecutive year.
Nobletree Opens Red Hook Tasting Room
Nobletree Coffee, A FAL Coffee Company, has been roasting in its Red Hook, Brooklyn facility since early 2016.
Illy Engages Coffee Lovers with #Thanks4thecoffee Campaign
Illycaffè, the Italian family coffee roaster founded in Trieste in 1933, is celebrating National Coffee Day for more than just one day with the launch of its second #thanks4thecoffee campaign, honouring and giving thanks to coffee growers – the first, vital actors in the coffee production chain.
ASEAN Coffee Consumption and Competitive Landscape
The Asia Pacific market is expected to continue to experience dramatic coffee growth in the coming years. However, local brands–and mixes–dominate, so international players looking to enter the ASEAN market must ensure their brands “feel local” and cater to local tastes.
ICO Reports Coffee Prices Rose, But Quickly Fell in August
The International Coffee Organization’s (ICO) latest report shows coffee prices in August climbing to a four‐month high but subsequently falling in view of a well‐supplied market.
Ipanema Coffees Exports Record 2M Bags of Specialty Coffees
Ipanema Coffees announced it has exported a record 2 million bags—in 26 years—directly from the farm to clients worldwide.
Coffee Prices Increase as Concerns about Brazil’s 2017-18 Crop Emerge
As reports emerged from Brazil about lower yields and quality issues related to the 2017-18 crop, the International Coffee Organization composite indicator price rose above 130 US cents/lb for the first time since April.