MAKASSAR, Indonesia – Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said that Indonesia is aiming to become the second largest coffee producer. Therefore, farmers are expected to step up production from 691,000 tons in 2016 to 1 million ton this year. "We are now [in] the fourth [rank]. We need to increase [production] to 1 million ton.
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – Coffee could be the next big export product for Myanmar. But the industry needs support and protection from the government to produce the crop and before local growers start competing in the international market. In 2015-16, Myanmar exported a total of 1,137 tons of coffee beans, more than double ...
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – The production of coffee around the world, including Costa Rica could be affected by climate change, stated experts and authorities in Colombia, which also warned no country is ready to face these problems. Because of how sensitive coffee plants are to small fluctuations in temperature as the temperature goes up ...
KOCHI, India – Indian coffee exports are likely to fall 15-20% in the current year as exporters haven’t got enough orders for the coming months. As per Coffee Board’s export data for the period from January 1 to July 17, 2017, the total export volumes were at 216,926 tonnes – a marginal drop compared to same period last year.
BELFORTE DEL CHIENTI – The strong growth in turnover best reflects the evolution of Nuova Simonelli over the years. In fact, figures show that annual turnover has more than quadrupled in a few years, from EUR17 million in 2009 to EUR77 million last year, when the company reported again a year-on-year growth of more than 10%.
ACCRA, Ghana – Ghana and Switzerland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at increasing cocoa production and adding value to raw cocoa beans. The two countries have also agreed to increase their volume of trade in the areas of gold and cocoa from Ghana and chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other products from Switzerland.
MOSHI, Tanzania – The Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) has embarked on a training programme for farmers on modern crop husbandry in order to enable coffee to regain its lost glory. Under the programme, several farmers in Kilimanjaro Region have been assisted in forming groups under which they are exposed to ...
LONDON – Coffee prices continued to fall as the market remains well supplied and inventories in consuming countries are high as a result of strong exports in the first seven months of the coffee year. For the first time in three years, Colombian Milds traded above Other Milds.
HCM CITY, Vietnam — The 2017-18 coffee crop is expected to be around 1.4 million, which is equal to or slightly lower than last year’s crop, according to the Việt Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association. Nguyễn Nam Hải, the deputy chairman of the association, said the annual coffee crop would enter the harvest season in October or November.
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world's leading producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced a total of 4.4 million 60-kg bags between January and April, a 4.8% increase compared to the 4.2 million bags produced between January and April 2016. As a result of delayed flowerings, coffee production in April dropped 20% ...