Colombia keeps an eye on Chinese coffee
Colombia is watching China as a potential market and competitor in the coffee trade, after Nestle reports that the Asian giant could become the world’s second-biggest consumer of the bean.…
Colombia is watching China as a potential market and competitor in the coffee trade, after Nestle reports that the Asian giant could become the world’s second-biggest consumer of the bean.…
Coffee production in Colombia is up 44% in the first two months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, reports Caracol Radio. The manager of the Federation of Coffee Growers,…
An “ambitious strategic alliance” for $3.2 million dollars has been signed between food and drink giant Nestle and Fedecafe, a labor union, which represents more than 500,000 coffee growing families…
The director of Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers said the industry will “work without rest,” even though coffee exports returned to normal levels in January after a sharp dip, business newspaper…
The Truckers Association of Colombia (ACC), which represents around 180,000 truck drivers throughout Colombia, confirmed plans to strike over freight rates, EFE reported Tuesday. The government intends to introduce free-market…
Colombia’s largest coffee-growing province may post lower production this year unless there’s enough sunshine in the next few weeks to allow plants to flower and later bear fruit, according to…
Colombia produced ten percent more coffee in 2010 than the year before. However, heavy rains are expected to hamper the 2011’s output. Production grew from 7.8 million bags in 2009…
Sofinel Baez Santos from the Dominican Republic was elected Coffee Queen 2011. The 20-year old beauty was crowned Sunday at the final evening of the Manizales festival. Baez Santos will…
Coffee futures in New York advanced the most in three weeks as unusually wet weather threatened crops in Colombia, the second-largest grower of arabica beans. A La Nina weather pattern…