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All posts tagged: Coffee
Coffee prices rise after heavy rainfall in Brazil
Coffee prices are edging slightly higher this week on concerns that excessive rain in Brazil’s coffee growing areas will delay the completion of the coffee harvest. Somar […]
Fair trade coffee gets new awards
As of August 1, there are new, higher price minimums for Fairtrade certified coffee. However, in the US, the price of Fair Trade USA certified coffee remains […]
We are expanding our range of raw materials
We listen to our users. Viking’s database of historical stock prices already contains more than 20,000 different securities, ranging from indices, commodities, currencies, Swedish and foreign shares […]
The largest coffee producer in Africa
Globally, more than 70 countries produce coffee, but the majority of global production comes from the five largest producers, Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia and Ethiopia. According to […]
Brazilian coffee, a story of love and theft
Legend has it that in 1727 Sergeant Francisco de Melo Palheta was sent to settle a land dispute between French and Dutch Guiana. He arrived in Cayenne […]
Coffee is not the world’s second most traded commodity (but it is important)
“Coffee is the world’s second most traded commodity after oil”: you will find this written in published books, countless websites, academic papers and more. Recently, Starbucks even […]
Coffee prices ready to climb after three-year bean shortage
The world will face coffee shortages for an “unprecedented” third consecutive year due to a lower-than-expected harvest from top grower Brazil, writes coffee trader Volcafe. This means […]
