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Coffee farmers in Uganda, the main producer of Robusta in Africa are holding stocks while waiting for prices to recover the farmer, reported today the Coffee Development Authority of the country (UCDA). In the report, the UCDA said prices paid to the producer of Robusta beans dried fell at least 25% in January compared to the same period of 2012.


Moderate consumption of caffeine, about five cups of coffee a day can reduce your sleep time, but does not give more energy or help you lose weight, according to a study by researchers at the Technical University of Lisbon.


Thousands of Colombian coffee farmers went on strike, demanding the government to increase subsidies to offset falling prices. The Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called the end of the protest in a televised speech, calling it unnecessary and costly for the economy.
Protesters in several cities have already entered into clashes with police. The opposition accuses the government of not being able to handle the crisis.


Coffee exports from India, Asia's third-biggest supplier, may decline for the second consecutive year as the economic slowdown reduces demand in Europe and the damage from the attacks of pests reduce crop. Exports may drop to less than 300,000 tons this year, compared with the record of 310,886 tonnes in 2012, said the president of the Coffee Exporters Association of India, Ramesh Rajah. Exports fell 9.4% last year, the first annual decline in three years, according to data from the Coffee Board of India.


Ended on February 17, at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai (India), World Tea & Coffee Expo 2013.
Lasting for three days, this event, intended for industries of tea and coffee, had the vast presence of exhibitors from various countries.


Mothers-to-be who have a couple of mugs of coffee a day risk having an underweight baby, research suggests. Coffee may also make pregnancy last longer - but only by a matter of hours.


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