https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-beans/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:47:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 23960308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/10/how-coffee-is-both-an-environmental-hero-and-villain-part-2/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/10/how-coffee-is-both-an-environmental-hero-and-villain-part-2/#comments Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:29:51 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171494 The first piece in this mini series provided an overview of different methods of commercial coffee production and how they may affect the environment and climate change, defining two ends...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/10/how-coffee-is-both-an-environmental-hero-and-villain-part-2/feed/ 1 171494 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/09/hawaii-study-picking-not-pesticides-may-be-best-tool-against-cbb/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/09/hawaii-study-picking-not-pesticides-may-be-best-tool-against-cbb/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:31:30 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172396 By using fewer pesticides to control coffee berry borer (CBB) populations, Hawaiian coffee farmers may actually increase coffee production, harvested coffee quality and even economic gains. This counterintuitive outcome regarding...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/09/hawaii-study-picking-not-pesticides-may-be-best-tool-against-cbb/feed/ 0 172396 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/07/column-on-fair-coffee-prices-and-big-macs/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/07/column-on-fair-coffee-prices-and-big-macs/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:20:57 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172719 [Editor’s note and disclosure: The author of this column, Jos Algra, is an independent consultant who has worked with Fairtrade International in numerous capacities since 2011. Daily Coffee News does...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/07/column-on-fair-coffee-prices-and-big-macs/feed/ 2 172719 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/iwca-to-celebrate-20-years-with-2023-convention-in-ethiopia/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/iwca-to-celebrate-20-years-with-2023-convention-in-ethiopia/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:11:37 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172439 The International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) is celebrating a remarkable 20 years of supporting women in coffee while taking its annual IWCA convention to the birthplace of coffee: Ethiopia. With...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/iwca-to-celebrate-20-years-with-2023-convention-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 172439 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/study-explores-costs-and-profitability-in-specialty-coffee-production/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/study-explores-costs-and-profitability-in-specialty-coffee-production/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:24:19 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172426 A study supported by the nonprofit Coffee Science Foundation sheds new light on farmer profitability in the specialty coffee sector, with a particular emphasis on labor. The research was focused...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/study-explores-costs-and-profitability-in-specialty-coffee-production/feed/ 0 172426 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/cafe-imports-among-buyers-at-2nd-venezuelan-coffee-competition-eicev/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/cafe-imports-among-buyers-at-2nd-venezuelan-coffee-competition-eicev/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:34:39 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172370 The Venezuelan government’s coffee promotion agency, Café de Venezuela, hosted its second annual national coffee competition and auction earlier this month. With geography and climate conditions ideal for coffee production...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/27/cafe-imports-among-buyers-at-2nd-venezuelan-coffee-competition-eicev/feed/ 0 172370 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/26/guatemala-coffee-report-labor-shortages-and-higher-costs-slow-production/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/26/guatemala-coffee-report-labor-shortages-and-higher-costs-slow-production/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:25:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172304 Rising farm costs and seasonal labor shortages are driving an estimated reduction in total coffee production, exports and planted area in the country of Guatemala, the world’s ninth largest coffee...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/26/guatemala-coffee-report-labor-shortages-and-higher-costs-slow-production/feed/ 0 172304 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/26/eight-ways-the-eudr-is-likely-to-affect-coffee-supply-markets/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/26/eight-ways-the-eudr-is-likely-to-affect-coffee-supply-markets/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2023 13:04:36 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172313 [Editor’s note: This column references the new EU Regulation for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains. The law took effect on June 29, and supply chain actors were given 18 months to come...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/26/eight-ways-the-eudr-is-likely-to-affect-coffee-supply-markets/feed/ 2 172313 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/25/jde-peets-acquiring-brazilian-coffee-business-marata/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/25/jde-peets-acquiring-brazilian-coffee-business-marata/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:22:40 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172343 Global coffee roasting and distribution giant JDE Peet’s is acquiring the coffee and tea business of Brazilian company Maratá. Part of Brazil’s JoséAugosto Viera Group (JAV Group) of companies, the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/25/jde-peets-acquiring-brazilian-coffee-business-marata/feed/ 0 172343 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/25/india-coffee-report-supplies-dwindle-as-global-demand-grows/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/25/india-coffee-report-supplies-dwindle-as-global-demand-grows/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:13:21 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172209 Production of both arabica and robusta coffee is expected to decrease in India this market year due to the plant cycle “off-year” affect and a drought prior to the monsoon...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/25/india-coffee-report-supplies-dwindle-as-global-demand-grows/feed/ 1 172209