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Coffee Roasters Are (or Should Be) Raising Prices. Here’s Some Advice on How

Coffee prices are, in relative terms, really high right now. The ICE arabica futures (a.k.a. the “C price”) eclipsed US$4 per pound earlier this month, continuing a generally upward trajectory...

2025.02.21

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The 2024 Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide is Here

The 2024 edition of the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide recently came online, offering buyers and sellers of unroasted specialty coffee a data-backed resource for pricing discovery. Data from 100,000+ Contracts...

2025.02.19

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Top Lot Gets $4,546/lb at Inaugural DMCC Specialty Coffee Auction in Dubai

The world of high-end coffee auctions reached gaudy new heights this week at the inaugural Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Specialty Coffee Auction, where multiple green coffees sold for thousands...

2025.02.13

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Coffee Science Foundation and ZHAW Launch Defects Research Project

With funding from the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the Coffee Science Foundation (CSF) and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) just launched a new research project on green coffee...

2025.02.10

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The Price of Coffee is All Over the News, But What Is the Price of Coffee?

The relatively high price of coffee is the stuff of headlines in financial, mainstream and trade publications these days, which begs one fundamental question: What is the price of coffee? For...

2025.02.07

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Regeneratively Farmed is the New Buzz Label on Supermarket Shelves – But What Does it Actually Mean?

Have you noticed “regenerative” popping up on food labels or in marketing ads? It sounds promising — farming that heals the soil and helps stop climate change. So, what does it...

2025.02.06

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Brazil Rescued 200+ Coffee Workers from ‘Slave-Like’ Conditions in 2024

More than one in 10 of the people rescued from what the Brazilian government described as “slave-like” and “degrading” working conditions last year were coffee workers. In total, Brazil’s Ministry...

2025.02.04

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Coffee Industry on Edge as Trump Briefly Proposes 25% Tariffs on Colombian Goods

A dramatic escalation of diplomatic tensions between United States President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro sent a shockwave through a global coffee industry over the weekend. In a...

2025.01.27

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NKG Decentralizes Top Leadership, Names New CEO for the Americas

Hamburg, Germany-based green coffee conglomerate Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) is decentralizing its executive leadership structure, introducing three regional CEOs leading offices in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, and Middle...

2025.01.24

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Study: Coffee Extends Its Lead as Top US Caffeine Source

People in the United States are consuming more caffeine than they were a decade ago, with coffee extending its grasp as the dominant dietary source of stimulant, according to a...

2025.01.22

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