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I am now back from an 11 day trip through the main Guatemalan coffee producing areas. I travelled by car 2.100 km covering the North – South Cordillera. Of the areas visited, I covered Volcanic San Marcos near the Mexican border, Traditional Atitlan further South, Acatenango Valley, the Antigua Region then the Freijanes Plateau in […]
Traceability is a powerful asset to promote more transparency in the coffee chain. But transparency requires more than information. The most important thing in this case is not technology. It’s the human factor. Or to be more precise, it´s the attitude of having transparency as a core value in every business you make. That is […]
Nicaragua’s coffee production and quality standards are in the upswing trend, not only because of the foreign demand for these coffees, but also due to the internal consumption demand. Cities as Managua, Leon and Granada already offer numerous coffee shops with all kinds of coffee preparations including the best Nicaraguan beans. There are multiple internal […]
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 […]
