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Colombia Coffee Report: Production and Prices Remain Historically High

Colombia’s coffee production is projected to ease back from record highs but remain historically strong in the 2025/26 market year (October to September), according to the latest semi-annual coffee...

2025.12.15

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Hermetheus Coffee Acquires Roaster Maker Coffee Crafters

Idaho-based fluid-bed roasting equipment company Coffee Crafters is changing ownership, with Jason Scott, founder of roasting company Hermetheus Coffee, taking the helm. Based in Olathe, Kansas, Scott is the...

2025.12.15

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India Coffee Report: Production Down Slightly as Brazil Competition Picks Up

India’s coffee production is expected to hold near 6 million 60-kilogram bags in the 2025/26 market year (October-September), even as excessive monsoon rains hurt yields, according to the latest semi-annual...

2025.12.12

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Bill Kennedy, San Franciscan Roaster Owner and Educator, Dies

San Franciscan Roaster Co. announced the death of owner, president and CEO Bill Kennedy, a former school principal who later championed small roasters and U.S. manufacturing. “The loss of Bill...

2025.12.12

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The Screwy New World of Cranked and Geared Espresso

As grinders self-adjust, roasters sense first cracks and robotic arms refine their latte hearts, technology dating back to the time of Archimedes is also having a moment in the modern espresso...

2025.12.12

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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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Sovda Rolls Out V2 of the Precision Fill Mini Bagging Machine

Roastery equipment maker Sovda this week announced the Precision Fill Mini V2, an upgraded version of its popular bagging machine now in production. The V2 features a lower profile...

2025.12.10

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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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