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Costa Rican government to scrap a 30-year ban on Robusta growing
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MILAN – Costa Rica is ready to lift a 30-year ban on growing Robusta coffee, official sources confirmed on Friday. The Ministry of Agriculture...
Costa Rica maintains ban on Robusta
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The National Coffee Congress of Costa Rica rejected a proposal to lift a ban on growing the robusta coffee bean, local media report quoting two participants at an extraordinary congressional session held on ...
Honduras coffee exports down in March
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Coffee exports from Honduras fell 2.9 percent on year in March, according to data released by the National Coffee Institute, or IHCAFE. Central America’s largest exporter shipped...
Costa Rican predicted to rise by 3-5 percent in 2015/16
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Costa Rican coffee exports increased 11 percent in value — an additional $30 million — during 2015 compared to 2014, according to a year-end...
Costa Rica’s coffee exports down 19.7 percent in 1Q
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MILANO – Coffee exports from Costa Rica fell almost 20 percent on year in January, according to the latest data disclosed on Monday by...
GLOBAL NEWS – Starbucks strengthens global specialty coffee supply, verifies 99% of coffee ethically sourced
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SEATTLE, USA – Starbucks Coffee Company has announced critical advancements in research and transparency benefiting the entire specialty coffee industry as part of the...
CENTRAL AMERICA – Costa Rica imports half the coffee it consumes
Increased imports of coffee from countries such as Nicaragua, Guatemala and Peru have led the production sector to revive a proposal made in 2011...
COSTA RICA – This year’s crop expected to be the smallest in 37 years, says Gain Report
Costa Rica’s 2013/2014 coffee crop is expected to decline less than previously forecast, based on preliminary data. According to the Gain Report from USDA's...
COSTA RICA – ICAFE starts distribution of new roya – resistant coffee variety
SAN JOSE – The Costa Rican Coffee Institute ( ICAFE ) has started distributing a new variety of coffee resistant to the roya fungus...