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ICO defends supply ordering not to press prices

13/09/2013

The executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Robério Silva said on Thursday, 12, in Belo Horizonte, that the other producer countries, such as Colombia, should follow Brazil's example and adopt measures to support spatial coffee supply in order to reduce pressure on prices. The final document of the meeting held by the countries members of the ICO along this week in the state capital shows concern for current prices, which are the lowest since 2009. "Any initiative to balance supply and demand is always welcome," he stressed.

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Colombia predicts pest control in coffee production

11/09/2013

The pest control of coffee rust and coffee plantations renewal program will allow a steady growth of beans production in Colombia in 2014, said on Wednesday Juan Esteban Orduz, president of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia.
"The problem of coffee rust is under control, thanks in part to the production of varieties resistant to this fungus and renovation program coffee plantations", said Juan Orduz who participates in Belo Horizonte meeting of the 50th anniversary of the International Coffee Organization (ICO).

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Coffee production increases in China

06/09/2013

Coffee production has been increasing in China, but imports of the product tend to grow over the coming years.

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Nordic Barista Cup is approaching

03/09/2013

September 5 to 7 will run the Nordic Barista Cup in Oslo (Norway), an event that will bring together numerous professionals of the coffee sector.
With three days duration, the event features a packed program of technical insights, contests, scientific information, coupled with the combination of theory and practice.
In a deeply enjoyable and relaxed environment, all participants can share experiences and have fun.

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World coffee exports grow 3.6% in 10 months of the harvest

30/08/2013

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) released on Friday, the stock of world exports sector. In the first ten months of the 2012/2013 harvest, exports grew 3.6% compared to the same period of the previous crop and reached 94.48 million bags. Brazil has better performance than the global average and shipment of Brazilian production is 7.4% higher than that observed in the previous harvest.

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Fungus threatens coffee crops in Central America

30/08/2013

Representatives of the coffee industry in Central America report that the harvest of Arabica coffee is being hit by an outbreak of rust, according to the Reuters site.
Small producers like Graciela Alvarenga, who has a planted area of less than 1 hectare in the region of El Paraíso, Honduras, near the border with Nicaragua, was so struck that now uses the leaves and twigs of their coffee plants as firewood. "I think it will not produce anything this year," said Graciela Alvarenga. "We almost lost the whole farm."

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