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How Nicaragua’s Political Climate Is Impacting Its Coffee Industry

July 24, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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July 16, 2019 Nicaragua has a long history of growing coffee and an economy that is strongly linked to the crop. But recent political unrest is impacting the coffee industry and the ability for producers to make a living income. Read on to find out more about the events have…

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Colombia announces coffee price stabilization fund

July 18, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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Posted on Monday 15th, July 2019. Colombian President Ivan Duque has announced the creation of a coffee price stabilization fund at the opening of Agroexpo 2019 on 11 July. The President said the Fund aims to help stabilize the income of Colombian coffee producers. "[The Coffee Price Stabilization Fund will]…

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FNC calls for US$2 per pound base price for coffee

July 4, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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Posted on Wednesday 3rd, July 2019.   Roberto Vélez Vallejo, CEO of Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC), called for an international coffee base price of US$2 per pound at a Fairtrade conference on 2 July. Vélez says this is a necessary baseline to guarantee producers can have a…

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Honduran Coffee: Sales Falls 14%

June 22, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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Thursday, June 20, 2019 Because of a drop in the price of the grain, during the first eight months of the 2018-2019 harvest Honduran coffee sales abroad totaled $673 million, 14% less than what was reported in the same period of the 2017-2018 cycle. According to figures from the Honduran…

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The FNC on coffee’s desperate times

June 20, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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From the April 2019 issue. Chief Executive Officer of the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia Roberto Vélez is deflated but not defeated. He speaks candidly with Global Coffee Report on the global industry’s co-responsibility for a sustainable chain. According to Roberto Vélez, Chief Executive Officer of the Federación Nacional…

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World Coffee Producers Forum declares need for action on coffee price

March 28, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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Posted on Wednesday 27th, March 2019. World Coffee Producers Forum organisers have released an official declaration calling for serious and immediate action to be taken on the historically low international coffee price. Thirteen coffee producers’ groups, including the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC), are listed on the declaration.…

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This Tiny Home Runs on Used Coffee Beans from Dunkin’ Donuts

January 25, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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The popular chain has partnered with a sustainable biochemical company to turn used coffee beans into biofuel. TEXT BY  NICK MAFI Posted January 22, 2019 offee helps energize millions of Americans each day. In fact, according to the U.K.-based marketing firm Euromonitor, the average American guzzles nearly 90 gallons of…

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Coffee: Sales Decline 60%

January 5, 2019January 7, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 Aura Lila Sevilla, president of the National Alliance of Coffee Growers of Nicaragua, explained to Elnuevodiario.com.ni that "... the magnitude of the country's political and social crisis in the coffee sector has not yet been well estimated. A lot is said about tourism and other sectors, but when we finish this…

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Does Producing Coffee Mean Living in Poverty? Examining The Data

January 4, 2019January 7, 2019 by Kevin Bird

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DECEMBER 20, 2018 With coffee prices falling to a 12-year low earlier this year, the economic sustainability of coffee has been left in more doubt than ever. We are facing the questions: Is coffee farming profitable? How much should a producer be earning? And what separates a profitable farm from an unprofitable…

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The Hidden Struggle to Save the Coffee Industry From Disaster

December 4, 2018 by Kevin Bird

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Scientists are scrambling to head off one unexpected impact of climate change Elizabeth G. Dunn Nov 28 Late in the summer of 2012, while walking his coffee groves on a hillside rising above Santa Ana, El Salvador, Mario Mendoza Corleto noticed something unusual: the leaves on some of his trees…

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