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Central American Coffee Farmers Face Big Challenge As Market Shrinks: ICO Chief

The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) has acknowledged Central American farmers' "immense challenges" as coronavirus batters the...

Costa Rican Coffee May Go Unharvested As Pandemic Creates Migrant Worker Shortage

Coffee connoisseurs across the world prize Costa Rica's gourmet beans, but local farmers warn that if a coronavirus-induced foreign labour shortage is not...

Heavy Rains May Mar Quality Of Ugandan Coffee Crop: Official

The quality of Uganda's coffee crop may decline in the coming months as heavy rains across the east African nation have reduced the amount of sun...

Brazil Coffee Harvest Lags As Pandemic Impacts Fieldwork: Report

Brazilian coffee growers picked 13% of expected 2020 production by 19 May, a slower pace than in the previous year and below the historical average for thi...

Arabica Coffee Growers See Harvest Delays, Possible Losses Due To Coronavirus

South American coffee growers may delay harvest this year and limit the number of workers they employ as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, thre...

Coffee Importers Stockpiling On Fears Over Coronavirus Lockdowns

Coffee importers in some of the largest consuming countries are stockpiling, bringing forward orders by up to a month to avoid shortages if supply chains a...

Buyer's Brief – A Year Of Two Halves

The past year has seen no shortage of fluctuations in commodity prices. But what can last year's data tell us about the year to come? Nick Peksa investigat...

Arabica Prices Seen Rebounding, But Set For Annual Decline

Arabica coffee prices will rise 14% by the end of the year, recovering some ground after falling sharply this month, though an uptick in Brazilian producti...