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J.M. Smucker, Neumann slurp up Brazil’s coffee as rainfall fails

May 19, 2021

Brazil’s agricultural exports may be under threat after unusually weak rainfall conditions during the first four months of 2021, with forecasts not expecting a return to normal until October. That follows a boom in exports. Brazilian exports of fruit, coffee, sugar, grains and beans have incre... Read more →

JM Smucker slurps up Brazilian coffee during COVID-19; Starbucks shipments sink

August 5, 2020

Coffee prices for delivery in September have surged after a boost in demand for stay-at-home consumption during the pandemic. Producers of packaged products including Nestle may have done better than cafe sales dependent firms such as Starbucks and JDE Peets. Prices may also have been driven b... Read more →

Nestle’s Mexican exports sour as COVID-19 coffee contraction continues

July 8, 2020

The government of Guatemala is withdrawing from the International Coffee Organization, citing dissatisfaction with the progress of global coffee prices which have fallen by 20.4% year to date. That’s largely been driven by COVID-19 related closures in the food service sector. Guatemala only re... Read more →

Colombia’s Coffee Leadership May Slip as Starbucks Stockpiling Ends, Tariffs Bite

July 4, 2018

Global coffee exports collapsed in May with a 17% decline on a year earlier. Despite that slide there’s been a 6% fall in coffee prices to the lowest since January 2016. Brazil (down 33%) and Indonesia (73% lower) did worst with Colombia (up 15%) being the only major exporting nation to improv... Read more →

Rothfos Bags Colombian Coffee Supplies as Brazil Dries Up

February 1, 2017

Global coffee exports increased 7% on a year earlier in December, with Colombia’s 23% expansion and Indonesia’s 50% leap the main drivers. These offset a 6% contraction in Brazil’s supplies. Panjiva analysis shows exports by all countries to the U.S., the largest coffee importer after the EU, ... Read more →

Cheap Shots as Coffee Exports Perk Up in November

January 10, 2017

Global coffee exports increased 14% in November, driven by a 44% jump in shipments from Vietnam. These may turn around following quality concerns after recent rains. Brazil continued to see a downward trend with exports dropping 8% in quantity terms in November. Initial trade data for December... Read more →

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