The 2019 Brazilian crop started in April, is now 45% – 50% completed and running 2 – 4 weeks early. Crop estimates range from 54 million bags to 60 million bags. Brazilian crop reports, stock reports, currency reports and weather reports are dominating the coffee market, where most origins and commercial coffees are in the […]

It is very common knowledge that Honduran coffee production has grown rapidly in the last five years. What is not widely known is that Honduran specialty coffee has also grown rapidly with some exceptional innovation from the independent Honduran companies. We found Honduras to be full of surprises. We traveled through the Central regions of […]

Coffee production has been growing over the last 5 years to hit a projected volume of 3 million 46 kg bags for the 2019 crop. It is the second largest contributor to the GDP, generating US$ 450 million in export value. It’s considered a secondary mild and used primarily as a blender by roasters. It’s […]

In my last visit report back in May 2018, I explained that it had been a tough year so far for Sumatra exporters. Both the winter and the spring crops had been well below normal and projected volumes. The fallout of such a tough year was evident during this trip, with 3 multinational companies having […]