Coffee Economics with KarlCoffee Economics with Karl Gets Into Coffee Prices
It’s been nearly two years since we last featured “Coffee Economics with Karl” on these digital pages, and a lot has gone down since then — both with prices and...
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BrazilBrazil’s Expocacer Cooperative Opens US Hub in Delaware
One of Brazil’s largest coffee cooperatives, Expocacer, recently launched operations in the United States, opening a logistics hub in Delaware. The Patrocínio, Minas Gerais-based group — which currently exports green...
CaliforniaCovoya Specialty Coffee Adds Mark Inman as Senior Trader
Longtime green coffee professional Mark Inman has joined United States-based Covoya Specialty Coffee as director and senior trader. A past president of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (now SCA),...
coffee pricesThe 2023 Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide Has Landed
The 2023 edition of the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide (SCTG) guide went live today, providing actors throughout the coffee chain a data-driven tool for green coffee price discovery. The full...
agroforestryThree Questions with Gabriela Parfait of The Good Sourcing
After eight years working for the French green coffee importing company Belco, Gabriela Parfait has launched a coffee-focused company called The Good Sourcing. The new venture is intentionally small, although...
auctionsCerrado Mineiro Green Coffee Auction Launching Online Jan. 29
From the heart of the Brazilian coffee lands, the Cerrado Miniero green coffee auction is for the first time happening globally online this year. Taking place Jan. 29-Feb. 3, the...
Andy HsiAI Comes to Green Coffee Sorting with the Avercasso CS One
An AI-powered green coffee sorting machine called the CS One recently made its public debut, courtesy of a new Taiwanese brand called Avercasso. Unveiled last October at the 2023 HOST...
Business OperationsConsumer Group Sues Starbucks Over ‘Ethical Sourcing’ Claims
A prominent United States consumer advocacy organization today filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Coffee Company alleging deceptive claims regarding ethical coffee sourcing. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the National...
AfricaEthiopia Launches $20.8 Million Coffee Land Use Program (FOLUR)
In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Government of Ethiopia has officially embarked on a long-term program to combat deforestation and integrate sustainability in the coffee sector....
auctionsVollers Acquires Sensible Development Auction Platform, Launches V-Auction
A subsidiary of Germany-based logistics conglomerate Vollers Group has acquired the online coffee auction platform Sensible Development. Vollers has rebranded the platform under the name V-Auction, combining its existing auction...