Arabica coffee jumps on rains, tight stocks Arabica coffee futures soared on Friday, posting the biggest jump in 16 months on concerns about heavy rains in Central America, dwindling certified stocks and a lack of producer selling.
Colombia Coffee Crop May Miss Forecasts After Bad Weather Colombia, the world’s second-largest supplier of Arabica coffee beans, may produce its smallest crop in two years in 2011 because of excess rain that poses a risk for next year’s harvest.
Wake up and smell the competition Sherri Johns, a former member of the SCAA, who owns with her husband a consulting firm, was recently in Shanghai as a head judge for the Ultimate Barista Challenge.
From Global Times
Bacon top for cuppa 19 year old Matthew Bacon of Donut King won My Barista Competition in Casuarina, Australia.
Peet's New French Press To-Go Cup: Worth The Wait? Peet's Coffee offers a 'to-go' french press cup. Although the idea behind is quite innovative the 'to-stay' option in an actual presspot would probably work better.
Aussie coffee scene the toast of the world Australians are seen by the rest of the world as being without peer when it comes to skilled baristas and coffee knowledge, according to 2009 Barista World Champion Gwilym Davies.
