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Coffee Theft In Ethiopia
BREAKING: We’ve received a reliable tip this morning that a reputable Ethiopian-based “producer and developer of coffees of specific variety, locality and process” had an entire container – worth over $350,000 – of coffee stolen whilst in transit in…
Counter Culture Coffee’s Second Annual Transparency Report
It’s that time again: Counter Culture Coffee have released their Transparency Report, clearly laying out all their specs at origin, including prices paid, the last time the producer was visited and the length of the relationship between CCC and the…
Study Finds Nicaragua Fair Trade Farmers End Up Poorer
Bleak. Weak. Whatta way to start the week. That fair-trade cup of coffee we savour may not only fail to ease the lot of poor farmers, it may actually help to impoverish them, according to a study out recently…
Walking On Shave Ice: Breaking Up Da Beetles In Hawaii
We first reported to you last fall on borer beetle crisis developing in the Kona growing region of Hawaii. Sad news today, as the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that the nasty borer beetle has been found in Ka’u, the…
The Humphries Dance: Huge Ethiopian Coffee Guide Now Available
The one and only Daniel Humphries has helped Boot Coffee compile an essential, enormous Ethiopian Coffee Guide. Available to download for free, or if you’re in Houston later this week, you can pick up your very own exclusive hard…
Havana Hard Time: Castro Peas In Cuban Coffee!
Despite a $9.5 million investment the past five years to modernize the coffee sector, Cuba must still import from around the world to cover the brisk pace of domestic consumption. This according to Antonio Aleman, director of the state-run coffee…
Once Upon A Time In Southern Mexico…
While errbody and they middle-class mama weighs in on coffee market fluctuation, things are changing on the ground for Mexican agricultural regions formerly known as poppy producers. For examples why coffee should cost as much as it costs, and more, this piece from…
“Now we can live like humans.”
Some good news out of coffee producing regions in Kenya this week. In Kenya’s coffee growing area of Komothai, record prices at auction have farmers dreaming of a better future and driving to improve their crop. Record high commodity…
Suddenly Sudan: First Mission Accomplished For GCQRI
Since we last checked in, the GCQRI has revamped their web site and engaged in the first of four missions in 2011. Round one saw three distinguished GCQRI geeks in newly independent Southern Sudan, and their report is fascinating: Last week, February…
Jeff Taylor of PT’s Proclaims: Banner Year For Coffee Farmers!
You see, each year coffee farmers around the world face tremendous challenges in order to make a profit from the farms that have, often times, been in their families for generations. Being from Kansas, that story is all too…
