Farmer Issues

Vietnam Coffee Report: Record-High Prices Drive Robusta Production

Coffee production in Vietnam is now forecast to reach 30.8 million 60-kilogram bags in the 2025/26 market year (October to September), up about 6% from last season as farmers...

2025.12.11

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GCP: 75% of Coffee from 11 Major Buyers Meets Some Sustainability Mark

Approximately 75% of the green coffee purchased by 11 of the world’s largest buyers in 2024 met some sort of sustainability standard, according to the latest report from the...

2025.12.11

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Brazil Coffee Report: Robusta Filling In for Lower Expected Arabica Output

Brazil’s total coffee production for the 2025/26 market year (July to June) is now forecast at 63 million 60-kilogram bags, down about 3% from the prior season primarily due to...

2025.12.10

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Reflections on 1 Million Coffee Farmer Trainings with TechnoServe Coffee Head Paul Stewart (Part 1)

TechnoServe, one of the longest-running and farthest-reaching nonprofits operating in the coffee sector, recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder coffee farmers. Since launching its...

2025.12.09

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Investor Sues Michigan Retirement Fund Over Failed Kona Hills Project

A Florida agricultural lender has sued the operator of a Michigan retirement fund over a failed investment in a large Kona coffee venture, alleging the fund and its partners...

2025.12.04

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European Parliament Votes to Delay EUDR

A week after European Union member states adopted a “negotiating mandate” to delay Europe’s new anti-deforestation supply chain law (EUDR), the European Parliament followed suit, voting to push back enforcement...

2025.12.01

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Brazil’s Expocacer to Host First Auction Through Blockchain-Based Coffee Chain

Large Brazilian coffee cooperative Expocacer is preparing to host the first online auction on its new Coffee Chain trading platform, offering traceable specialty lots to roasters and importers. Set for...

2025.12.01

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Fairtrade Plans Major Standards Overhaul for Coffee and Other Crops

Fairtrade International is planning a sweeping overhaul of the standards that govern Fairtrade-certified coffee and other crops. The multi-year project will likely reshape how millions of farmers, workers and buyers...

2025.11.26

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Specialty Coffee Association of Ethiopia Launches, Plans ‘Best of Ethiopia’

A group of prominent Ethiopian green coffee professionals formally launched the Specialty Coffee Association of Ethiopia (SCAE), a new trade group designed to “elevate” Ethiopia’s specialty coffee sector and better...

2025.11.26

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International Researchers Allege Widespread Errors in Smallholder Coffee Mapping, Offer Dataset

A new open-access dataset called Sample Earth aims to fix what its creators call a critical flaw in the global coffee and cocoa trade: maps that label current smallholder...

2025.11.26

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