https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-beans/by-region-coffee-beans/central-america/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:30:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 23960308 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/2023/07/27/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/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/2023/07/19/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/2023/07/05/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 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/03/nicaragua-coffee-report-production-flat-amidst-labor-political-and-climate-issues/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/03/nicaragua-coffee-report-production-flat-amidst-labor-political-and-climate-issues/#respond Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:30:52 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171609 Coffee production throughout Nicaragua is expected to remain relatively flat in market year 203/24 as compared to the previous year. While the cost of fertilizer has receded — offering farmers...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/03/nicaragua-coffee-report-production-flat-amidst-labor-political-and-climate-issues/feed/ 0 171609 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/29/new-wcr-research-outlines-innovation-crisis-in-green-coffee/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/29/new-wcr-research-outlines-innovation-crisis-in-green-coffee/#comments Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:40:14 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171651 A new white paper published by the nonprofit World Coffee Research (WCR) suggests research and development (R&D) funding in the coffee sector continues to be woefully short if roasters and...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/29/new-wcr-research-outlines-innovation-crisis-in-green-coffee/feed/ 1 171651 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/22/ico-commissioning-living-income-studies-in-four-key-coffee-countries/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/22/ico-commissioning-living-income-studies-in-four-key-coffee-countries/#respond Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:38:45 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171470 The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is commissioning a series of living-income benchmarking studies focused on small-scale farmers in the key coffee-growing countries of Ethiopia, Indonesia, Mexico and Vietnam. The studies...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/22/ico-commissioning-living-income-studies-in-four-key-coffee-countries/feed/ 0 171470 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/06/mexico-coffee-report-production-steady-despite-labor-challenges/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/06/mexico-coffee-report-production-steady-despite-labor-challenges/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:12:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=170929 After cracking the global top 10 in total green coffee production by volume in 2023, Mexico is expected to see approximately the same level of coffee production in market year...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/06/mexico-coffee-report-production-steady-despite-labor-challenges/feed/ 0 170929