Coffee prices rallied slightly in July, supported by the possibility of frost in Brazil’s coffee‐growing regions, before falling back down by the end of the month.
GLOBAL – Starbucks to enter the Colombian market
BOGOTA, Colombia – Starbucks Coffee Company has announced earlier this week that it will open its first café in Colombia next year.
COLOMBIA – Monthly production hits ten-year high in July
MILAN – Colombian coffee production rose 54% on year in July reaching a total of 1 million 31 thousand 60 kg bags.
SUSTAINABILITY – New Study finds Rainforest Alliance Certification promotes healthier streams
NEW YORK CITY – A new study by Cenicafe, a Colombian research institute, finds that sustainable farming practices play a key role in improving the health of streams.
US – NCA ramps up Proposition 65 efforts
NEW YORK – To enhance the National Coffee Association’s Government Affairs efforts to nullify ill effects of California’s Proposition 65 on US coffee commerce, the Association has engaged Political Solutions LLC, a Sacramento-based Public Affairs firm.
US – SCAA announces changes to Regional Coffee Competitions structure and dates of first event
LONG BEACH, Calif, US. – The Specialty Coffee Association of America is pleased to announce that the Big Central Event, hosted by Café Imports and Wilbur Curtis Co., will be held October 25-27, 2013 at Uppercut Boxing Gym in Minneapolis, MN.
KOPI LUWAK – Authenticating the world’s most expensive coffee
Coffee cherries eaten by palm civets create the world’s most expensive coffee. But blatant forgeries use beans that have never seen a civet’s insides.
OBITUARY, UK – Euan Paul, Executive Director of the BCA, has died
LONDON – The British Coffee Association mourns the death of its Executive Director Dr. Euan Paul, who passed away on 16 August 2013. This is the obituary.
BRANDS – Sorry Coffee Snobs, America’s Favorite Is Still Folgers
Trendy brands such as Starbucks (SBUX) and Green Mountain (GMCR) may now be taking up more space on supermarket shelves, but Americans still buy more Folgers coffee than any other brand.
HEALTH – Bioactive compounds in coffee may prevent prostate cancer recurrence, delay progression
Coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer recurrence and progression, according to a new study by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists that is online ahead of print in Cancer Causes & Control.
