As Wolthers Companies turn 23 years old and the Wolthers Family members celebrate three generations and 63 years in the coffee business… We decided to launch all companies under a same logo! USA , Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala now share the same image. Our web page is also new; it reflects all our activities and […]
On Tuesday, during the International Coffee Week, at Belo Horizonte – MG, we had the opportunity to participate in a debate about certification, together with 4C, Fairtrade, Nespresso/Rainforest, Certifica Minas and UTZ. Last Wednesday, September 12th , we signed our M.o.U. for cooperation between UTZ Certified and Nucoffee/Syngenta, to work in order to reach more […]
Again as the month of July runs its last week, there is a cold front in Brazil that threatens the Southern – most areas of the Arabica coffee Belt. As this Cold Front runs over Parana and Sao Paulo States, we will learn by this Thursday if any coffee plantations were hit by the frost. […]
Wolthers America featured on a Coffee Rust related article on The Miami Herald by Jim Wyss on May 21st 2013. Full article here. On the other hand, we have new arrivals in Portland and Seattle. Call for samples and pricing on any of our coffees stored also in Oakland, Houston, Miami and New Jersey. […]
It’s already Tuesday and this week we have Good Friday making it a short week for many. The best time to buy Brazilian Specialty coffees starts now, from April through July. This is when the body and sugars show their best presence in the cup. If the green coffee is accommodated in Grain Pro or […]
It is still great coffee weather, guess we will confirm that when looking at the 1st quarter consumption figures. Cold weather, long winter, lower coffee prices and better quality equals…. higher consumption! Not to mention the falling unemployment figures and the Dow Jones level, seems like a real great coffee year for the Industry! An […]
Hope for a better tomorrow fighting the Roja, meansnew and sound plants, proper management, crop protection and training. Christian Wolthers at Finca CHACAYA, Lake Atitlan – February 2013. For now, take a look at the great arrivals directly from producers in Brazil.
While the Colombian Coffee Producer strike continues, grab some unique high quality Brazilian micro lots we have spot US of A!! Yes, the strike in Colombia continues stalling owed shipments and fresh new offers while the Brazilian port workers strike has just ended and export coffees are on the move again. The Roja “Rust” crisis […]
And so are we from WolthersDouque-Nucoffee, as I write to you from the Epicenter of the reported “Roja” (Leaf Rust Fungus), attacked zone/s, at the Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. It is still too early to make an responsable evaluation of the Roja Impact in the crop and the following ones. A thousand miles behind me and […]
A Quick Update to The Coffee Scene
Dear coffee lovers, Quick update in the current coffee scene. The “C” market is going through a combination of factors that presents us an unusual yet periodical consequence of a high coffee prices. EUDR (which has now been postponed), low volume of spots in consuming countries, draught in Vietnam, lack of containers, logistics problem in […]
Ugandan Coffees Cupping Experience
Last week right after World of Coffee Copenhagen, I had the honour to cup among some powerful women in the Embassy of Uganda in Denmark. Ambassador H.E. Margaret M. Otteskov and Ambassador H.E. Signe Winding Albjerg together with UCDA-Uganda Coffee Development Authority, united the finest of Ugandan coffees in a very educational cupping experience. Interesting […]
