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FOOD CRISIS BREWING: Robusta coffee bean prices hit 12-year record high amid El Nino threat

May 29, 2023 -

While many coffee lovers prefer the high-quality arabica beans sold in cafes, Robusta is normally more budget-friendly because the tree is hardier and requires less care, making it easier to produce in large quantities. The said variety is often used in instant coffee, espressos and ground blends sold at supermarkets, which have experienced a comeback as cash-strapped consumers seek alternatives.

"An emerging El Nino weather pattern will curb output from top supplier ...

Study reveals the power of COFFEE against COVID-19 infections

2 months ago - arabica leaves to address SARS-CoV-2 infection. Their earlier study published in July 2022 in the International Journal of Biological Sciences found that C. arabica leaves can inhibit the entry of the pathogen behind COVID-19 and its various strains into human cells.

This is because C. arabica leaf extracts have several phytochemicals that are also present in coffee beans. These include chlorogenic acid, caffeine, quinic acid and mangiferin. They inhibit ...

Brazil, the world’s largest producer of arabica coffee, reports record-low inventory

September 20, 2022 -

Coffee inventories in Brazil may dip to just seven million bags weighing 60 kilograms (132 pounds) each by March 2023, according to Silas Brasileiro, president of the National Coffee Council. According to industry experts, a more comfortable harvest would net between nine to 12 million bags of arabica coffee beans. (Related: Now Brazil is facing potential crop failures due to Russia's freeze on fertilizer exports.)

Nelson Carvalhaes, a board member for the ...

Coffee prices are about to skyrocket thanks to unusual weather and COVID-19 labor shortages

September 25, 2021 -

The spot prices of Brazilian robusta coffee Espirito Santo have almost doubled this year, climbing from 356 to 769 reais per 60kg bag. The cheaper robusta beans used widely for instant coffee drinks like Nescafe have sold out in Brazil as weather conditions that damaged crops of the high-end arabica used by Starbucks prompted local roasters to seek robusta replacements, driving prices to record highs day after day.

At this time of year, Brazilian coffee farmers ...

Coffee prices soar to 7-year high as supply woes hit top producers Brazil, Colombia and Vietnam

November 18, 2021 - arabica supplier Colombia is struggling with excessive rains that cut yields and heightens the risk of plant disease. The two countries account for almost three-quarters of world arabica output.

Soaring fertilizer prices are adding to farmers woes while elevated freight costs and a lack of container ships hinder exports. That has stalled shipments of millions of bags of coffee out of Brazil. Vietnam, the top robusta supplier, has also seen freight rate ...

Efficient and eco-friendly: Growers are using discarded coffee straw as mulch to great benefit

February 17, 2019 - arabica coffee straw, and used them as straw mulch on six different crops in the soil. They proceeded to observe the changes that happened over a certain period of time.

Brazil is one of the most suitable test beds for this kind of research because it is currently the largest producer and exporter of coffee. It's also among the top consumers of coffee in the entire world -- which means one thing: Brazilians know their coffee.

When growing coffee, it is said ...

Brazil coffee crops shrinking due to droughts and frosts, leading to shortages

September 23, 2021 -

Brazil is found to have harvested nearly 40 percent less arabica coffee compared to last year – an all-time low since 2009 – according to crop forecasting agency, Conab. This loss is equivalent to about two-thirds of U.S. consumption. With Americans drinking the most coffee in the world, this dramatically lowered production could mean shortages of beans.

Regis Ricco, a director at Minas Gerais-based RR Consultoria Rural, said that there are no more lines of ...

Top 7 consumption habits where people forget to “weed out” GMO

August 22, 2022 -

Science and peer-reviewed research has revealed that the most commonly used GMOs (and their associated chemical agents) are linked to severe allergies, learning disabilities, cancer, memory loss and dementia. Are you filtering GMOs from your daily intake, or are YOU the filter?

Are your ears ringing constantly? That's called chronic inflammation, and it's probably because you're eating weed killer and bug exterminator chemicals, and possibly as part of every meal, snack ...

Guys, your cup of joe comes with compounds that fight prostate cancer

November 30, 2019 -

Coffee contains various compounds that have been shown to affect human health both positively and negatively. There is increasing evidence that links drinking certain types of coffee to a lower incidence of certain cancers, including prostate cancer. Therefore, the Japanese researchers looked at the effects of coffee compounds on prostate cancer cells in vivo and in vitro. (Related: How drinking coffee reduces cancer risk.)

Kahweol acetate and cafestol are hydrocarbons ...

Coffee plants grow better without chemicals; healthy soil has microbes and fungi that nourish plants and act as biofertilizers

June 12, 2018 - arabica L.) as their test subject since the roots of the plant hosts AM populations.

Researchers tried out several different combinations of fungi

In the study, coffee plants were cultivated in a controlled environment before being divided into several groups. One group was set aside to serve as the control for the experiment, while the others received a randomly-assigned inoculation of at least one type of fungal strain.

Both ...

Freak Brazilian cold snap damages coffee crops, prices expected to climb

July 25, 2021 - arabica coffee drop significantly. Soil moisture there is now at 20 percent, which is well below the 60 percent they need for crop development. These are the beans favored by Starbucks.

Meanwhile, the robusta beans used by Nestle for Nescafe instant coffee are also seeing lower productivity this season just as demand has risen due to the pandemic. All of this means consumers should expect to pay more for coffee at supermarkets and coffee shops. Some experts have said ...

Consumer concern rising: Research shows consumers are willing to pay more for organic food

January 18, 2018 -

The experiment was conducted in a way that resembled an auction, where the participants were instructed to bid for one unit of each of three target commodities that included one unit of whole bean Arabica French roast coffee, one unit of U.S. Grade A dark amber maple syrup  and one unit of cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil. The three products were the only ones that carried a “100% organic” label from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The other commodities, which ...

Top 8 places you’ll find DEADLY pesticides in your food, beverages, medicine and personal care products that you never even thought about before: Part I

July 15, 2019 -

There's nothing the U.S. government and its chronic sick care industry hates more than a healthy person who knows the truth about clean food versus dirty conventional food, because to them, you're a liability instead of an "asset."

Want to be a medical doctor's customer for life? Consume GMOs daily. Want to die of cancer slowly and expensively while oncologists cut you open, radiate you, and give you the most horrific chemical medicine they can get their dirty hands on?...

Surge in shipping costs, bottlenecks at ports threaten global economic recovery

August 19, 2021 - arabica coffee beans, favored by Starbucks, and robusta beans used to make instant coffee, which are largely sourced from Asia.

For some lower-value furniture makers, freight now makes up about 62 percent of the retail value of their products. "You simply can't survive on this. Someone is bleeding very hard," said Alan Murphy, CEO of consultant Sea-Intelligence in CopenhagenCompanies try to work around higher freight costs

Companies are desperately trying ...