Colombia

Climate

Record high temperatures in Colombian Coffee Axis

Desk3 - February 9, 2016

BOGOTA, Colombia - With temperatures of up to 48 Celsius degrees, a town of the Colombian coffee cultivation axis was baptized as "El infiernito" by the prevailing excess of heat, unusual meteorological conditions.

Production

Colombian Coffee Federation concerned about the drought

Desk3 - February 8, 2016

BOGOTA – Colombia’s coffee production rose to 1.13 million 60-kilo in January, up 4 percent on year, according to monthly data from the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) released on Friday.

Institutions

Álvaro Gaitán is the new Director of Cenicafé

Desk3 - February 4, 2016

BOGOTA, Colombia –Álvaro Gaitán has been designated as the new Director of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation's (FNC) National Coffee Research Center (Cenicafé). Dr....

Market & Trade

ICE announces changes to differentials for Brazil, Colombia coffee

Desk3 - January 19, 2016

NEW YORK, U.S. - As announced on March 4th, 2014, effective with the May 2016 expiration, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is revising the origin...

Institutions

Colombia reaches record coffee crop in 2015, largest in last 23 years

Desk3 - January 15, 2016

BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia, the biggest producer in the world of mild washed arabica coffee, had a record production of 14.2 million kilos bags...

Production

Colombian production at record levels in 2015

Desk3 - January 8, 2016

MILAN - Colombia’s coffee production in calendar year 2015 rose to a record 14.2 million 60-kg bags - the highest level in 23 year,...

Institutions

The Executive Director of the ICO met the heads of state of Honduras and Colombia at COP21

Desk3 - December 22, 2015

LONDON. UK - During his participation at the Conference of the Parties in Paris (COP21), the Executive Director of the ICO, Mr Robério Oliveira...

Institutions

Nespresso made first payments to Colombian farmers’ pilot retirement savings plan

Desk3 - December 22, 2015

CALDAS, Colombia - Like many of Colombia’s greatest coffee-producing regions, Caldas is situated high up in the mountains where the unique micro-climate protects the...

Market & Trade

USDA revises down coffee forecast

Desk3 - December 21, 2015

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Foreign Agricultural Service released on Friday after the market close, its second “Coffee: World...

Institutions

MinComerce and ProColombia encourage growers to take advantage of export programs and infrastructure

Desk3 - December 18, 2015

BOGOTA, Colombia – Under the context of the 82nd National Congress of Coffee Growers, Cecilia Álvarez -Colombian Minister of Commerce Industry and Tourism (MinComerce)-...

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