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Regular consumption of caffeine, at concentrations equivalent to five to seven cups of coffee a day reduces brain damage in a model of Machado-Joseph disease, concludes a study released today by the University of Coimbra.

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) on Friday estimated loss of 2.5 million bags of coffee of world production in 2012/13 season due to rust, a fungal disease that attacks the leaves of coffee trees. The losses could rise to about 4 million bags in crop year 2013/14, the organization added.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 5, the second day of meetings of the Council of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) in London, was held the "Seminar on new trends in consumer markets coffee" in which international analysts have explanations focusing mainly countries with emerging consumption, such as Asia and Eastern Europe.

For the month of February, the monthly report from the International Coffee Organization (ICO) has lowered the composite indicator price, despite the progressive damage arising from the outbreak of coffee rust in Central America. The origin of this negative development, were the movements of Arabica, with all three indicators of the group to present value losses.
Contrary to this trend, Robusta prices remained in turn, much firmer, reaching the highest monthly average since October 2012.

Even in crisis due to excessive rainfall, fall in international prices, high cost of transportation and overvaluation of the Colombian peso against the dollar, farmers keep the country fourth in the world ranking of production. The tradition is passed from father to son and moves half of the municipalities.

After a third place in 2011 and second in 2012, Luca Casadei, former baristas at Segafredo Zanetti France has won the 'Best Barista of France 2013'.
This title, Luca attributes her passion for coffee, talent and support the team of experts at Segafredo, allow you to participate in the next International Baristas Championship, to be held in the month of May in Melbourne (Australia), where compete with the best in the trade.

In the last 12 months, exports of Arabica totalled 67.08 million bags. The world coffee exports increased by 19.48% in January compared with the same month of 2012. Were shipped 9.667 million bags of 60 pounds versus 8.091 million bags in January 2012. The International Coffee Organization (ICO) released the information on Thursday.

The current situation of falling international coffee prices is of concern because it harms producers in the world, says in a statement the executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), the Brazilian Robério Oliveira Silva, referring to the strike of Colombia's coffee growers, who are asking for more government aid and a competitive exchange rate. According to a survey of the OIC, the average monthly price of Colombian coffee dropped from 244.14 U.S. cents per lb to 161.57 cents, the equivalent of 34% in the last 12 months.

Coffee production in Peru in the current season 2012/13 will be lower than expected, since the fungus “roya” affects more than a third of the country’s crops. According to the National Coffee Board of the country, around 130 000 hectares, a total of 415 000 hectares, are infected with the disease.

The Robusta coffee production in Vietnam should fall sharply this year as a prolonged drought wreaks havoc on crops in the country. Farmers said they expected that the harvest is 20% to 25% lower than the previous year due to dry weather during the important phase of flowering. Vietnam is the largest producer of this kind of coffee.