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The world coffee consumption in 2013 will rise to 146 million 60 kg bags, compared to 142 million last year, said the executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Robério Oliveira Silva.

The production of Arabica coffee in Kenya is expected to grow 15.4% in season 2013/14 started in October, to 45 000 tonnes, designed this Wednesday the manager of the Board of coffee country, Enosh Akuma. In the previous cycle, the African nation produced 39 000 tonnes of product.

For Bunco Wong, president of the Chinese Specialty Coffee Association (CSCA), the trend of economic growth of the country and the cultural changes that make it more palpable scenario that available estimates suggest, which also would make room to a vibrant market for premium products.

The coffee that you take in the afternoon or in the range of work can regulate blood pressure and prevent the emergence of diseases such as heart attack and stroke. Its what demonstrates a study by Japanese researchers and published this week in the scientific meeting of the American Heart Association. Scientists at the University of Ryukyus in Okinawa, conducted a study with 27 volunteers to come to that conclusion.

The 'London Coffee Festival', considered the largest event of coffee and artisan food in UK, returns from 3-6 April next year, to celebrate a new edition.
This festival, held in the Old Truman Brewery space in London will give the opportunity to know what is best made in the world of coffee.

If you are passionate about coffee, it is best to leave it to the early hours. According to scientists, the problem is not just take it just before going to bed, consuming the drink up to six hours before bedtime can cost up to one hour less of sleep.

This month, two coffees with bold sensory characteristics, tongues of the doldrums.
They have in common two types of acid: lactic and phosphoric - the last, a first in this country drink. The first leaves the mouth soft, velvety, the second pleasantly viscous.
Excluding nonsense ingredients of comparison, it's like if you left a piece of butter in the mouth dancing while taking a sip of Coke with a twist of lemon.

Produce one ton of coffee in Colombia costs more than $ 2,700, said the director of the called Mission for Competitiveness of the Coffee Sector, Juan Jose Echavarria. However, a ton of mild coffees are produced on average U.S.$ 1,450 in Latin America and $ 1,400 in the rest of the world.
The mission, which ended last week, will deliver the results on the 12th of February and not during the sessions of the Congress of coffee later this month, as indicated by the President of Colombia for almost a year.

According to figures released by the International Coffee Organization (ICO), coffee prices suffered further declines in October, with the prices of the four indicators of coffee groups to descend rapidly throughout the month.
The monthly average of the composite indicator price is now at its lowest level since March 2009, and the trend of sharp decline observed in the last two years shows no sign of slowing.

As the birthplace of espresso, Italy continues to promote the dissemination of the culture and passion of this drink. The next day 10 marks the start of the annual meeting 'Io Bevo Espresso', involving the Italian Espresso National Institute and several companies in the sector.