[adsense] Dorienne Campbell, an organic farmer, has potentially devised a method for treating leaf rust, which is a problem many coffee farmers have been facing as of late. Campbell blends. She began blending 10 large garlic bulbs in 2 parts 750 milliliters of water mixed with coconut, making 40 gallons of the solution. She then applied this to the leaf rust liberally … [Read more...]
Fair Trade 2.0 Raising Money for Nicaraguan Coffee Cooperative
[adsense] A very special event is being hosted tonight at 6 pm by Fair Trade 2.0. They are hosting what they call FirstHand Night at Mountain People's Cooperative to help benefit La Hermandad Nicaraguan coffee cooperative. Freshly brewed FirstHand coffee, along with snacks and baked goods from the Venerable Bean vegan bakery will be provided. 100% of the profits from the … [Read more...]
Coffee Stocks Falling as Traders are Wary of Rust Damage
[adsense] For the past 2 days, coffee stocks have been falling as investors are "skeptical" of the current leaf rust epidemic sweeping through Central America. Roya, the leaf rust destroying coffee crops left and right currently is anticipated to destroy about 50% of Guatemala's crops. Bean stockpiles are currently at the highest they've been in decades, but the Roya … [Read more...]
Coffee Exports from Costa Rica Have Fallen by 2.5%
[adsense] The first signs of some big export problems from El Salvador and Costa Rica, two of the hardest hit countries by the 'leaf rust' epidemic, are unfortunately starting to rear their head. During the first installment of the 2012-2013 harvest between October and January, nine different Latin American countries, excluding Brazil, reported an increase of 11.9% … [Read more...]
What’s Going to Happen to Coffee Prices?
[adsense] We've all been following the coffee crisis in Central America, with the destruction of millions of coffee plants due to the 'leaf rust' takeover. You might have been wondering how this is going to effect your daily cup of coffee, also. Unfortunately, there's going to be an effect. We aren't going to see it immediately, but prices will at some point be steeply … [Read more...]