Scientists improve Vietnam’s coffee processing with enzyme technology
HANOI – There are two major methods – wet and dry processing – to process harvested coffee beans. In the traditional method of dry processing, coffee beans are cleaned and dried under the sun for 7-10 days before they are husked. In bad weather with too much rain and little sun, farmers have to dry coffee beans with driers, but ...
Japanese ambassador praises the quality of the Jamaican coffee industry
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A statement by the ambassador of Japan to Jamaica praised the quality of Jamaican coffee and wished su...
Vietnam needs to replant 160,000 ha of coffee
Vietnam’s coffee farming sector will have to replant 140,000 to 160,000 hectares of aging trees in the coming years, said ...
Brazil’s coffee exports reached 3.3 million bags in October
In October, Brazil exported 3.3 million bags of coffee. The volume was the highest monthly amount this year. The data is from the Agricultural Policy Secretariat (SPA), the Ministry of Agriculture. In the balance of the year ...
Vietnam: rain continues to hamper harvest operations
MILAN - Vietnam is likely to ship 130,000 tons (2.167 million 60 kg bags) of coffee beans in October 2016, the government ...
Kenya’s production to reach 47,000 t
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's coffee production is expected to hit 47,000 metric tonnes in 2016 up from 45,000 metric tons in 2...
China to export coffee to the Emirates
DMCC, Dubai’s government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities, has signed an agreement with Mega Capital Halal (...
Coffee futures extend rally on supply concerns, weather fears
Futures prices in London and New York reached new multi-year highs on Tuesday on renewed supply concerns and weather fears. In Brazil, the country’s largest cooperative Cooxupé ...
Robusta prices exceed Arabica first time ever in Brazil
MILAN - Future for Robusta coffee posted new gains on Friday recording the ninth straight weekly gain, amid supply worries...
Coffee producers being trained to nuke plants to fight fungus disease
Coffee producers have been invited to nuke their plants to create varieties that resist roya de cafe, the leaf rust that i...
