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While most Brazilian producers and exporters enjoy the Carnival holidays, rains have fallen with relative abundance over the majority of the Arabica coffee areas. This is the second rain wave in less than 10 days and will certainly help to interrupt the progressive negative impact caused by the severe drought and low humidity indexes that […]
A relatively unknown weather phenomenon is causing problems to Brazil’s Southeast water supplies as well as various agricultural products, including coffee. A center of high pressure has been stationary over the coffee belt since late November 2013 and is expected to stay there until the 20th of February when rains are expected to resume. The […]
Finca San Sebastian – Antigua This was the second time in less than 40 days that I come to Guatemala; last stop was during the 4 episode of “Chasing the Roya 2013/Final episode”. This time, I visit the San Sebastian Estate in the Central Antigua Valley, a farm that I’ve visited three times in the […]
Coffee Shangri-La, Finca Esmeralda, Boquete – Panama. In the last days of December, Price Peterson and his son Daniel were so kind to welcome my group including Professor Flavio Borem from UNILAVRAS, Juan Gimenes and Jack Robson from NUCOFFEE – Brazil and myself. The purpose of our visit was to learn about the fabulous Geisha […]
After the 8 days in Brazil’s Arabica coffee Belt, I just finished touring some fine Colombian coffee destinations, Bogota, Pereira, Neiva and Garzon in Huila. In the Huila department I visited Mild Coffee Company in Neiva, this is the company that supplies Wolthers America with the finest Micro lots and container loads of Supremo and […]
With NY prices at $1,07 – $1,09 roasters have stepped in to cover on spot and nearby demand as well as for deliveries into 2014 and even 2015! Prices are very attractive at this level, exactly as Fall and the Holiday season orders start to hit the supply chain. Differentials from origin have been […]
Brazil will soon close its harvest figures and release the quality of this new crop.
With NY at 1.19 for December, this is a great opportunity to purchase and fix your Fall and early Winter needs. Although Specialty Coffees usually run at the very high quality price range, when the market takes such an important dip, there is a chain reaction that affects all coffees and their prices. Historically, September […]
Many small holders think that the rains will bring strong and sound new leaves and these will support a good flowering progressing into fruit and to a plentiful harvest starting November 2013. The fact is that in most cases, this will probably not happen and the loss of leaves followed by a very low or […]
As the Brazilian Harvest starts, we should now pay close attention to the weather over the Arabica coffee belt. 80% of the Brazilian Arabica beans grow in zones which are vulnerable to winter cold fronts that bring widespread rains and frost to the lower plantations. In Brazil’s Coffee Belt, frost happens at the lower areas […]
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 […]
