Central America

Inside the 2026 Coffee Barometer, Part 1: Prices Swing, Structures Don’t

Record-high commodity coffee prices have not rescued the coffee industry from its sustainability shortcomings, according to the newly released 2026 Coffee Barometer. By contrast, they may have exposed how little...

2026.07.03

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Inside the 2026 Coffee Barometer, Part 1: Prices Swing, Structures Don’t

Record-high commodity coffee prices have not rescued the coffee industry from its sustainability shortcomings, according to the newly released 2026 Coffee Barometer. By contrast, they may have exposed how little...

2026.07.03

2026 Coffee BarometerAfricaAndrea OlivarAntonie FountainAshlee TuttlemanAsiaCentral AmericaCoffee Barometercoffee pricesConservation InternationalCorporateCSDDDEthos AgricultureEUDRFarmer IssuesfarmworkersFrederik de VriesGerman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developmentgreen coffeeHawaiiICO Coffee Public-Private Task ForceIndonesiaIndustryInternationalliving incomeMarket NewsMarketingmulti-stakeholder initiativesNiels HaakOriginpricesSjoerd Panhuysensmallholder farmersSolidaridadSouth AmericaSustainabilityUnited StatesVOCALコーヒー

Women-Powered Coffee Coalition Launches with Focus on Chiapas, Mexico

The nonprofit Bean Voyage is leading a new five-partner initiative in Chiapas, Mexico, designed to tackle one of specialty coffee’s stubborn stalling points: high-quality coffee that does not reliably translate...

2026.06.26

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Fairtrade Launches Free EUDR Geolocation Tool for Coffee Cooperatives

Fairtrade International is launching a new digital platform called Plot Insights to help coffee and cocoa cooperatives manage and verify geolocation data ahead of the looming EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)...

2026.06.17

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Costa Rica’s Successes in EUDR Compliance Illuminates the Struggles of Others

The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), passed in 2023, will require that traders in several agricultural commodities, including coffee, prove that their products don’t contribute to deforestation. To prepare, Costa...

2026.05.25

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Mexico Coffee Report: Production Rises Slightly with More Robusta

Mexico’s coffee production is forecast to rise 1% to 4.14 million 60-kilogram bags in market year 2026/27, driven by expanded robusta production, improved farm management and continued investment after two...

2026.05.23

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Researchers Propose ‘Libex’ Hybrid as Climate Change Accelerates

Researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have proposed the formal name Coffea × libex for hybrids of the liberica and excelsa coffee species, arguing that the cross could provide...

2026.05.21

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Honduras Coffee Report: Production Rising to Highest Level in Years

Green coffee production in Honduras is forecast to climb to 6.03 million 60-kilogram bags in market year 2026/27, a 9% increase tied to improved plant nutrition, favorable biennial production cycles,...

2026.05.19

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Costa Rica Study Explores the Social Impact of Biennial Production Cycles

Although a steady fixture in the day-to-day lives of millions of consumers, coffee at the production level can often follow a “boom-and-bust” rhythm, with a larger harvest one year...

2026.05.05

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Coffee Crops Are Dying from a Fungus with Species-Jumping Genes

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard of. This fungal disease has repeatedly reshaped the global coffee...

2026.04.14

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