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Inside Coffee & Cocoa International, January 2012...
- Farmers less likely to secure high prices in 2012
- Climate problems rein in pace of African recovery
- El Salvador again hit by natural disaster
- 2014/2015 could see Brazilian production spike
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BRANDED COFFEE SHOP SECTOR DEFIES ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
The UK branded coffee chain market has shown "incredible resilience," growing sales by 10 per cent to an estimated turnover of GBP2.1 billion, with the market doubling since 2005. |
UNILEVER MAKES BARRY CALLEBAUT STRATEGIC PARTNER
Long-term global partnership agreement to become Unilever's strategic global supplier and innovation partner of choice for its cocoa and chocolate needs. |
EUR15 MILLION INVESTED IN SUSTAINABLE COCOA
EUR15 million to be invested in sustainable cocoa via the Cocoa Productivity and Quality Programme partnership between farmers, international companies and civil society. |
HAITIAN CO-OPERATIVE TO RECEIVE RECOVERY ASSISTANCE
Two years after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, a co-operative organization is receiving support through a programme funded by other co-operatives around the globe. |
CONAB PUBLISHES 2012/13 ESTIMATE
Brazil's official crop forecasting agency, CONAB, expects Brazil to produce between 48.97 million and 52.27 million bags of coffee during the 'on' season in 2012. |
EUROPEAN GRINDINGS TURN BEARISH
The European Cocoa Association has reported its fourth quarter 2011 quarterly grindings just 1.8 per cent higher year-on-year. |
COFFEE AND CAFFEINE IMPROVE PRE-DIABETIC CONDITIONS
The National Coffee Association in the US reports that coffee and caffeine appear to reduce pre-diabetic conditions induced by a high-fat diet, according to a new Japanese study. |
ACDI/VOCA WINS AMARTA II PROJECT
ACDI/VOCA has won a contract to implement the 20 million dollar, five-year Agribusiness Productivity (AMARTA II) programme, funded by USAID. |
ILLY PREDICTS SIGNIFICANT FALL IN PRICES
Coffee prices could fall by as much as 23 per cent this year as Brazil prepares to harvest a bumper crop, Illycaffe's Chief Executive Officer, Andrea Illy, told Bloomberg recently. |
EERC USES COFFEE TO BREW UP ENERGY
The University of North Dakota is leading a project to develop an efficient renewable electricity technology for coffee-processing plants. |
WORLD'S FIRST CLIMATE-FRIENDLY COFFEE FARM
Guatemalan coffee farm becomes the world's first Rainforest Alliance-certified farm to be verified for its compliance with the SAN Climate Module. |
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COCOA FUTURES STAGE SHARP RALLY
After a four-month decline, cocoa futures staged a sudden, sharp rally in mid-December, following comments by a trade house that the market in 2011/2012 would be in deficit. |
MACQUARIE ANTICIPATES BALANCED COFFEE MARKET IN 2012
Macquarie Research reports that, taking its cue from the build-up of certified stocks and a bearish macro outlook, New York Arabica fell to a 12-mth low of 217c/lb in mid-December. |
FIRST FAST GLOBAL FORUM HELD
On December 14th 2011, the Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST) held the first FAST Global Forum at Rabobank's headquarters in Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
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