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A study published in the British Medical Journal found that drivers who consume coffee are 63% less likely to be involved in accidents. Scientists from the Australian George Institute for Global Health in Sydney did the research.
Besides caffeine, the researchers also considered the weight of the drivers, the routine of work, sleep and exercise, alcohol consumption and the distances travelled. All these points are part of a complementary strategy to maintain alertness in driving, according to the researchers.

About 80% of the coffee consumed in Colombia in 2012 was imported, despite the country being the world's fourth largest producer and leading exporter of mild washed Arabica coffee category, according to official figures.

For some people, drinking coffee is something necessary to start the day. However, researchers found that coffee Greece can help people live beyond 90 years, according to a new study from the University of Medicine in Greece, published in the journal Vascular Medicine Sage.

Doubtful about drinking tea or coffee, it is best to consume them. A study published in the American Heart Association's journal found that people who drink a cup of coffee a day are 20% less likely to have a stroke compared with those who avoid the beverage. Besides, who include at least four cups of green tea daily menu also reduces the risk of stroke.

The world's coffee production may decrease because falling prices of Arabica should encourage producers to migrate to commodities or more profitable to sell their land to real estate development, designed the executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Robério Oliveira Silva, on Thursday. "Everything is competition for coffee at the moment," he said. The ample supply of Arabica coffee has pushed the premium Arabica versus Robusta, cheaper kind.

The highest bid recorded was U.S. $ 18.80 per pound, equivalent to U.S. $ 2,486.97 paid by each of the 21 bags of the San Joaquin Ranch, owned by Sandi Jesimar de Oliveira, contest winner
The auction of 22 lots winners of 2nd Call Quality 'Cup of Excellence Natural Late Harvest "- Issue 2012, conducted by the Brazilian Specialty Coffee (BSCA, English acronym), in partnership with the Brazilian Export Promotion and Investment (Apex-Brazil) and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE), took place on Thursday, March 14, through the internet.

In Brazil, agribusiness is one of the activities most flourishing, with the coffee business to be one of the main facilitators. The coffee sector has given, moreover, important contributions to the Brazilian trade balance.

SEBRAE MINAS has, since 2008, a project to meet family farmers Fair Trade and, in 2012, through this initiative, held the 1st Contest Specialty Coffee, in partnership with the Association of Producers Organisations Fair Trade in Brazil (BR Fair), focusing on the promotion of coffee produced on the basis of principles, concepts and criteria of fair trade in the country

According to preliminary data from the monthly statistical report of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), global exports of Arabica totalled 5,216,433 bags of 60 kg in January 2013, which entailed high of 14.88% in comparison with the 4,540,939 bags registered in the same month of 2012, and of 2.58% compared to 5,085,465 bags of December last year.

Vietnam continues as leader of world exports of Robusta coffee, with its shipments of presenting high 42.51% in January this year, compared to the same month in 2012 (1,894,605 bags of 60 kg). In the first month of 2013, the Vietnamese accounted for 71.57% of global exports of Conilon, having exported 2.7 million bags. The data, preliminary, are the statistical report of the International Coffee Organization (ICO).