Coffee farmers gather new coffee trees at a nursery in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Starbucks courtesy photo. We identified green coffee prices as the…
Under the umbrella of “prices” come any number of other important topics: Cost of production, profitability, futures contract lengths, supply and demand…
Raised drying beds in Costa Rica. Photo courtesy of Origin Approach/Pablo Cambronero. Global coffee production experiences tectonic shifts time and time again….
Daily Coffee News photo. The coffee trade weathered some remarkably swirling winds in 2018. While political instability among various producing and traditional…
Learning communally during the first year reduces attrition among new beekeepers, who are working with aggressive Africanized bees. Photo by Julia Luckett…
I’ve often heard the argument that the word “sustainability” has been overused for so many applications in the coffee world that it’s…
Thousands of people from Kaffa, Ethiopia, gathered in Bonga to protest following a controversial tourism sign at the airport in Jimma. Photo…
Progreso Foundation Managing Director Isabel van Bemmelen unveiling the new Beyco coffee trading platform at Let’s Talk Coffee in Cartagena, Colombia. Daily…
Well, we did it: 744 stories and counting in 2018. Arguably the biggest story of them all? Prices. Sure, much of the specialty…
A promotional photo accompanying Nestlés press release regarding the new coffee processing facility in Veracruz, Mexico, shows picked coffee cherries at widely…
Wine barrels at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research. Photo by Connie Blumhardt. Many comparisons have been made between wine and…
Ric Rhinehart at the SCAA Symposium in 2014. SCAA photo. The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) made two major announcements at once this…
CC BY 2.0 I’ve always been a fan of New Year’s resolutions. They’re a great way to reflect, learn, and get a…
Photo by Daily Coffee News/Nick Brown Coffea arabica has evolved dramatically over the course of history, rising from humble under-canopy trees growing…
The La Chaparrala wet mill in the municipality of Andes, in Antioquia. All images courtesy of delosAndes Cooperativa. Major Colombian coffee cooperative…
The cover of the new Rainforest Alliance draft standard. The group is accepting feedback from a public survey through February. The Rainforest…
Jeanflorent Rivera, co-founder of Barista Factory, works to promote the barista profession and increase job stability for baristas. All photos courtesy of…
Nick Brown | November 14, 2018 Pu’er coffee farm. Daily Coffee News photo by Connie Blumhardt. The Pu’er International Specialty Coffee Expo…
Aymer Quinayas Ortiz uses shade to protect the native forests on his farm, Finca La Pelota, in San Agustín, Huila, Colombia. Photo…
When a Chinese consumer buys a package labeled “Australian beef,” there’s only a 50-50 chance the meat inside is, in fact, Australian beef. It…
The “Ask Me About Cost of Production” comic book is part of a larger project by Junior’s Roasted Coffee to illuminate inequity…
Wastewater from coffee processing remains a persistent polluter, affecting waterways, soil health and entire coffee-growing communities. In the case of small, farm-level…
Coffee prices have been trading above USD $1 per pound for most of the last 15 years. When compared to prices seen during the previous decade, coffee…
I find drinking coffee especially tasty when I know the supply chain. While most coffee aficionados rate a cup based on acidity,…
CIAT photo. Coffee is behind in the ongoing race to protect wild plant species biodiversity as the earth faces increasing climate change,…
Thousands of people from Kaffa, Ethiopia, gathered in Bonga to protest following a controversial tourism sign at the airport in Jimma. All…
There are a few intricacies of the market that I believe have been overlooked by the specialty coffee industry at large as…