https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-beans/global-issues/ 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/2023/07/26/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/2023/07/19/el-salvador-coffee-report-production-holds-amidst-labor-and-climate-threats/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/19/el-salvador-coffee-report-production-holds-amidst-labor-and-climate-threats/#respond Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:03:30 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171962 While green coffees from El Salvador continue to fetch remarkably high prices through high-end specialty coffee auctions, climate vulnerability, labor issues, aging farms, price volatility and a lack of a...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/19/el-salvador-coffee-report-production-holds-amidst-labor-and-climate-threats/feed/ 0 171962 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/12/ethiopia-coffee-report-production-and-exports-flat-despite-specialty-demand/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/12/ethiopia-coffee-report-production-and-exports-flat-despite-specialty-demand/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:36:24 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171920 While Ethiopian coffee remains highly sought after on the international market, barriers to trade, climate change and other external forces may result in largely flat production and export volumes, according...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/12/ethiopia-coffee-report-production-and-exports-flat-despite-specialty-demand/feed/ 1 171920 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/06/fair-trade-usa-freezing-price-minimums-plans-to-revise-model/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/06/fair-trade-usa-freezing-price-minimums-plans-to-revise-model/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:36:51 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171764 Fair Trade USA is putting a freeze on minimum prices and price premiums for all green coffee sold under its Fair Trade Certified seal through the end of 2023.  The move...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/06/fair-trade-usa-freezing-price-minimums-plans-to-revise-model/feed/ 4 171764 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/05/costa-rica-coffee-report-production-rebounds-despite-dwindling-number-of-farmers/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/05/costa-rica-coffee-report-production-rebounds-despite-dwindling-number-of-farmers/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:03:11 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171760 After rebounding from a countrywide 50-year-low in green coffee production just two years ago, Costa Rica is expected to experience a moderate increase in production in market year 2023/24.  Boosted...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/05/costa-rica-coffee-report-production-rebounds-despite-dwindling-number-of-farmers/feed/ 0 171760