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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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India Coffee Report: Soluble Coffee Drives Exports but Arabica Declining

India’s green coffee production is forecast to fall 4.5% to 6.14 million 60-kilogram bags in market year 2026/27, with arabica yields hurt by excessive early-year rain followed by a prolonged...

2026.05.20

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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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SCA’s World Coffee Championships Changes ‘Taiwan’ to ‘Chinese Taipei’

The World Coffee Championships (WCC), produced by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), has changed the national designation for Taiwanese competitors from “Taiwan” to “Chinese Taipei.”...

2026.05.05

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SCA’s World Coffee Championships Changes ‘Taiwan’ to ‘Chinese Taipei’

The World Coffee Championships (WCC), produced by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), has changed the national designation for Taiwanese competitors from “Taiwan” to “Chinese Taipei.”...

2026.05.05

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2026 International Coffee Convention Heading to Trieste in October

After two editions in Mannheim, Germany, the science-heavy International Coffee Convention is heading to the historic coffee city of Trieste, Italy, on October 16-17, 2026. The event, which blends academic...

2026.05.01

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Nestlé Confirms Blue Bottle Sale to Luckin’s Largest Shareholder

Nestlé has confirmed that it is selling Blue Bottle Coffee to Chinese private equity firm Centurium Capital, the majority shareholder of Luckin Coffee, marking the first direct confirmation from any...

2026.04.25

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Luckin Coffee Opens Massive Qingdao Roastery, Claims World’s Largest Roasting Machine

China’s Luckin Coffee has opened a new automated roasting complex in Qingdao, including what the company claims is the world’s largest coffee roasting machine. Announced April 22, the Qingdao roastery...

2026.04.23

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Luckin Coffee Opens Massive Qingdao Roastery, Claims World’s Largest Roasting Machine

China’s Luckin Coffee has opened a new automated roasting complex in Qingdao, including what the company claims is the world’s largest coffee roasting machine. Announced April 22, the Qingdao roastery...

2026.04.23

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