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Australian BOM sees 50 percent chance of El Niño developing in 2017

MELBOURNE, Australia – The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) remains neutral. However, the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology's ENSO Outlook status is at El Niño WATCH, indicating around a 50% chance of El Niño developing in 2017. Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean ...

Coffee drinkers are nearly three times more likely to stay late at work

LONDON, UK – UK workers needing to stay late in the office are being fuelled by coffee. That’s the finding today after a study reported that one fifth (20%) of Brits stay one hour late at work if they drink two or more cups of coffee per day. Coffee has long been believed to be the key for staying alert and engaged for long periods ...

Three new coffee shops open every day in the UK, research shows

LONDON, UK - New research commissioned on behalf of UK Coffee Week has found that Brits’ love of lattes is on the increase with 3.4 new coffee shops opening daily across the nation. At this current rate, estimates put the number of coffee shops over-taking pubs by 2030 as Brits continue to swap lager for lattes.

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 ...

How to time your coffee consumption during the day for a better boost

NEW YORK, U.S. – Research suggests most of us don't need the caffeine bump when we first wake up and actually get more bang from the caffeine in our coffee if we wait an hour after waking up to drink it. But what about our bleary-eyed, don't-talk-to-me-until-my-coffee grogginess?

Clarkson University study demonstrates coffee and cocoa improve focus

POTSDAM, NY, U.S. – Coffee and chocolate are two widely beloved, delicious delicacies. Often thought to be unhealthy, these two flavor powerhouses may in fact have benefits to attention, motivation and energy. Researchers at Clarkson University and the University of Georgia recently completed a year long study about the effects of caffeine and ...

Why coca leaf, not coffee, may always be Colombia’s favourite cash crop

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Chile – Colombia’s current peace process is facing numerous challenges. In a country that has suffered the worst impacts of the international drug war, one main dilemma is this: what to do with rural regions which have specialised in producing coca leaf, the main ingredient in one of the world’s most lucrative products?

Papua New Guinea yet to determine spread of coffee borer beetle

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Authorities in Papua New Guinea are scrambling to determine how far coffee borer beetle has spread across the country. Native to Africa, the beetle is considered one of the most harmful coffee crop pests in the world. The Ministry of Agriculture said 80 percent of PNG's coffee production could be lost if ...

El Niño WATCH: six of eight models suggest El Niño by July, says BOM

MELBOURNE, Australia – The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is neutral. However, model outlooks and recent warming in the Pacific Ocean mean there is an increased chance of El Niño forming later this year. The ENSO Outlook of the Bureau of Meteorology of the Australian Government (BOM) is currently at ...

How two university friends turned coffee grounds into a beauty gold mine

MELBOURNE, Australia – How much does it take to convince the average woman to take off her clothes, rub brown coffee granules all over her body, and then rave about it on social media? Melbourne friends Jess Hatzis and Bree Johnson, who met at university nearly 10 years ago, may have the answer ...

Introducing Starmaya, the only F1 coffee hybrid propagated by seed

COLLEGE STATION, TX, U.S. – A new coffee variety called Starmaya may dramatically shift prospects for coffee producers in the years to come. Starmaya is the first variety of its kind: An F1 hybrid that is propagated by seed, rather than through costly biotechnology. What it could mean for coffee producers is widespread access to an elite class ...

Caffeine could be headed soon to WADA’s prohibited substance list

WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. – Utah Jazz forward Boris Diaw doesn't go a day without his daily dose of coffee, and now neither do many of his teammates. The 34-year-old Frenchman turned his team onto the caffeinated beverage after being traded last summer from the San Antonio Spurs and now it's practically a tradition ...

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