Vietnam coffee shipments were down over 15 percent in first half
MILAN – Coffee shipments from Vietnam, the world’s largest producer and exporter of the Robusta variety, are expected to drop an estimated 15.5 percent in the first half of calendar year 2017, government data showed on Thursday. Exports are estimated at 829,000 tonnes, or 13.8 million 60-kg bags during the January-June period ...
Tanzania: Research Institute launches scheme to increase production
MOSHI, Tanzania – The Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) has embarked on a training programme for farmers on modern crop husbandry in order to enable coffee to regain its lost glory. Under the programme, several farmers in Kilimanjaro Region have been assisted in forming groups under which they are exposed to ...
Coffee farmers in Jamaica urged to adopt best practices for sustainability
ST. ANDREW, Jamaica – A call has been made for players in the coffee industry to utilise best practices for its sustainability. Making the call, Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness, says the industry is a mainstay of her constituency, and a major export commodity for Jamaica.
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 (...
