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Coffee can cause male urinary incontinence

17/01/2013

The amount of caffeine typically found in two cups of coffee can aggravate, if not be the main cause of male urinary incontinence, a new study suggests. Those involved in the study suggest that men who consume more caffeine are more likely to have this problem when compared to those who take less.

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Coffee rust threatens coffee production in Mexico

17/01/2013

An unusual contamination and aggressive fungus Roya in the coffee plantations of Chiapas, Mexico, is threatening to reduce the country's coffee production in crop 2012/13, said Rodolfo Trampe, president of the Mexican Association of Coffee Production (Amacafe).
According to the executive, the production has the potential to grow to 20% in this cycle, compared to 2011/12, but the outbreak threatens that balance. Last season, Mexico harvested 4.3 million bags, according to data from the International Coffee Organization (ICO).

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Coffee harvest in Costa Rica at risk

16/01/2013

The coffee rust fungus, commonly known as Roya, which has already caused losses of more than $ 100 million in Nicaragua, may also affect coffee production in Costa Rica, warned this week the Ministry of agriculture and Livestock (MAG). MAG experts estimate that 30% of the local coffee crop may be lost due to the fungus.

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Nicaragua should have low production in the 2012/13 season

11/01/2013

Nicaragua should produce 1.6 million bags of coffee during the 2012/13 season, which represents a decrease of 16% compared to the previous cycle, designed the sales director of the division of Nicaraguan Trading Mercon Coffee Corporation, John Gardina. He added that the harvest in the country in 2011/12 totalled 1.9 million bags of coffee, more than anticipated previously.

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ICO reduces global crop forecasting

11/01/2013

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) has pointed out that world coffee production in 2012/13 (October to September) should be at 144, 1 million 60-kilogram bags, thus an increase of 7.2% compared with 2011/12 crop, which had a production journal, slightly down to 134.4 million bags. The numbers run from December report of the ICO. Thus, the ICO has reduced by 1.3% its estimate for world crop 2012/13, which in November was placed at 146 million bags. The previous data of 2011/12 was 134.6 million bags.

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Brazil's coffee exports fall in 2012

10/01/2013

Coffee exports from Brazil fell in 2012 by volume and value, to reach 28.2 million bags of 60 pounds and $ 12.8 billion respectively, said the annual Council of Coffee Exporters (Cecafé). The organization pointed out that the revenue from the sale of coffee in international markets was 27.1% lower than in 2011, while the number of bags fell 15.6% in the same comparison.

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