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25.01.2022 "In many ways, La Roya (Coffee Rust) is like the flu. When there is a flu outbreak, this usually affects a lot of people. Those who are healthy, take of themselves and have strong immune systems, are less likely to be effected. This is the same with coffee plants. In my experience, Ive seen multiple plantations with different farmers that have different experiences with La Roya. Farmers who keep their plants in good condition may not show any signs of La Roya, even though their neighbours have their whole plantation wiped out. I think that this is a cultural problem; farmers need to take better care of their plants and in the worst case, end up selling their land." -Frosty, owner of @trettocaffe Antigua, Guatemala Read more about Coffee Rust - beanmarket.com.au/coffee-rust-an-overview/

25.01.2022 And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anaïs Nin Thanks for the photo @fincachicua

23.01.2022 Its cafesmart day! More than 115,000 people are without a safe & secure place to call home. Thats why participating cafes are donating $1 from every coffee sold on 3rd August (today!) to support local homelessness services. Check out participating cafes at @streetsmartaust (as if you needed another reason for a coffee ) also dont forget your reusable cup x #cafesmart #helpyourhood

22.01.2022 (coffee)bean sprout! by @specialtycoffeecol

22.01.2022 Pacas mid flight... via @sicafecoffee

20.01.2022 Agricultural production makes up most of Honduras GDP, with coffee making up about 35% of that. It generates over one million jobs and is the means of life for more than 110,000 families who obtain diverse benefits from farming #cafedehonduras #cupping #mice2017

19.01.2022 On temperamental weather in Costa Rica #regram "On one side we had good rain when it was necessary but on the other hand the rain devastated (a lot of cherries fell to the ground) these past weeks the coffee farms and therefore some producers have lost 30% of their production. Some regions are in state of emergency. Tarrazu depends 100% on the coffee production and this is going to cause serious consequences for the coffee industry and our region. This is real and sad, on top of that the market prices in the main Coops aren't helping with prices around $160 per 46 kg green. Costa Rica is one of the most expensive countries in Latin America and with these prices farmers can barely cover their farm costs..." via @cafeticanela

18.01.2022 NEW BLOG POST "Q: Theres often a perception, particularly in specialty coffee, that it's a saving grace and it'll get farmers out of hardship and give them a better chance... what are your thoughts on this? Miguel Meza: "This is context specific, different countries have different situations... Vietnam Arabica growers generally receive a small price so with the farmers Im working with, they get paid three times as much as they would selling to larger coffee companies. ... Outside, of countries and more specific to the farm - a diversified sales chain is best. No one should go out and put all their eggs in specialty and hope they can sell their whole crop. Most growers cant take that risk. But if they have some interest, They should start with 10-20% of their crop while maintaining other sales networks and building the amount that is specialty over time in line with market demand." Read more - http://beanmarket.com.au/interview-specialty-coffee-thaila/ Photo by @langbiang_coffee_village

17.01.2022 Like a lot of things in life - your perspective is swayed by the media and the people around you. There's a lot of discussion about people seeking refuge and asylum in Australia. Road to Refuge is a not for profit organisation that rehumanizes and educates everyday Australians about "how it would feel" to be an asylum seeker or refugee. If you check out their website at www.roadtorefuge.com/story/layla-samadi you can go through a scenario of the choices that Layla has to "make" and put yourself in her shoes. A number of cafes are supporting @roadtorefuge 's mission this week and you can check out who they are via Road to Refuge's Facebook link x #coffeewithLayla

17.01.2022 "The value of the global coffee industry has almost doubled in the past decade to $90bn, according to Euromonitor. . Yet this should be a boom time for growers ...Prices of arabica beans 60 per cent of the market have fallen to a near 14-year low of around 90 cents a pound on the Intercontinental Exchange. . This flood of beans has driven the arabica futures price traded on the ICE and known as the New York C lower. Coffee is bought and sold using the New York price... as a reference, with higher grades traded at a premium and lower grades priced at a discount. The current benchmark has meant that even those producers who receive a premium are not able to break even. The New York C has averaged about $1.20 a pound over the past three years. But over the same period the cost of producing, processing and transporting the beans has, for some growers, been more than $1.50 a pound. . The cost of coffee is really marginal [for the retailer], says Jeffrey Young, chief executive of consultants Allegra Strategies. Even if your coffee beans go down 30 per cent, the cost of cups and workers has gone up, the rent has probably gone up and everything else has gone up. . Breakdown: 35% Shop costs/rent; 25% staff costs; 15% tax plus additional costs; 10% profit; 7% cups, napkins, stirrers; 4% milk; 4% coffee Price of just the coffee: 10p (Source: Allegra Strategies). https://www.ft.com/con/5009be96-7569-11e9-be7d-6d846537acab See more

15.01.2022 On 20 May 2002, Timor Leste was recognised as independent from Indonesia. In the decades leading up to this there was civil unrest, with many lives lost and Timor Leste's infrastructure destroyed. Today, Timor Leste is still rebuilding. . This coffee was produced by Aldeia Tunufahi, Suco Launa in the sub- district Letefoho of District Ermera, Timor Leste. It represents 13 farmers, a 15.5 hectare farm and winner of the 2016 Timor Leste Cupping Competition. . As it's largest ex...port, Coffee contributes to the development of this young nation. It's so good to see Timor Leste coffee entering the specialty world and playing a part in rebuilding the nation. . Many thanks to my good friend Grace for bringing back this coffee for me! See more

14.01.2022 Another lockdown, another coffee delivery This time @venezianocoffeeroasters Ethiopia - Halu Beriti, from the Halu Beriti washing station in Gedeb, which provides processing for 750~ smallholder producers. Indonesia - Tana Toraja, of the S795 coffee varietal in Sulawesi (different from the high yielding, coffee disease resistant Catimor variety grown in much of Indonesia) ... Kenya - Wamuguma, from the Wamuguma Coffee Factory of Gatundu District operated by the Ritho cooperative. The pulped coffee is fermented with fresh water from the Rwabura river nearby. Rwanda - Shyira, from @murahotradingco coffee washing station. Muraho also own Kilimbi and Muraho washing station, but Shyira is the smallest of the washing stations allowing additional focus on micro lots. #specialtycoffee #ethiopia #indonesia #kenya #rwanda #coffee #process #origin #coffeeroaster #coffeebeans #coffeedelivery

13.01.2022 Ten years of having "Sustainability" in her title - Kim Elena Ionescu (Chief Sustainability Officer of the Specialty Coffee Association) talks about the Sustainable Development Goals (17 aspirational goals created by the UN to reduce poverty by 2030). As well as how the coffee industry has pioneered and set an example for ethical purchasing (ie Fairtrade and Direct trade) in other industries

13.01.2022 The coffee berry borer (aka broca in Spanish) bores a hole in coffee cherries from about 8 weeks after the flowering season onwards, and lays its eggs - with the larvae then feeding on the coffee seed. Infestation occurs in coffee cherries on the trees, and can continue to reproduce even when the cherries have fallen off and in parchment coffee. Thanks for sharing Camilo @cafenakua

13.01.2022 As the birthplace of coffee, the Ethiopian coffee ceremony is part its culture and has many elaborate stages. The green beans are roasted over a fire, then immediately ground into a fine powder. A Jebena (traditional Ethiopian Coffee preparation pot) is then filled with the ground coffee and water, and brought to a boil. The coffee is poured into cups, and the residual coffee is left in the Jebena used to make a second and third round of coffee (over the next hour).

12.01.2022 "It sounds almost too obvious to mention: If coffee farming isnt working for coffee producers, theyll quit growing coffee. And indeed, in many parts of the worldfor example, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Kenyathis is already happening. Coffee growers face mounting challenges from drought to disease, from low prices to lack of creditand so begin to seek out more profitable uses of their land. If producers cant make enough money growing coffee and instead sell their land to developers, or start growing a more profitable crop, the environmental and social sustainability of coffee will not matter." Read more on the importance of research and development by World Coffee Research - https://linktr.ee/beanmarket

11.01.2022 Honduras has seen its fair share of corruption, political unrest, poverty and violence. And above it all coffee comes as a bitter sweet success story that has helped(/ing) the nation survive. In 2016, The World Bank calculated that more than 66% of the population were living below the poverty line, and with the political unrest more and more people were moving into poverty and extreme poverty. The Honduran economy very much relies on small scale agriculture/farming (like co...ffee). Its the countrys largest agricultural export. Thats why the threat of climate change (are we still debating whether its a thing?), and natural disasters are so devastating because it affects the nations agriculture, the most. Whilst the coffee industry is seasonal - at any one time the industry employs up to 30% of the Honduras population (harvest up to export) and works to support no less than 100,000 small scale coffee producers make a living. If you by chance, come across coffee from Honduras - be it at your local cafe, roaster or online store, I hope youll consider choosing /consuming its coffee because not only will you be supporting small scale producers but enjoy a pretty memorable brew as well. With love, x

10.01.2022 CASTILLO | A varietal developed by Colombia's National Center for Coffee Investigation (CENICAFE), an arm of Cafe de Colombia and released to Colombian farmers in 2005. This is a hybrid of the Caturra (arabica) and Timor Hybrid (arabica-robusta) and itscup quality has seen its fair share of debate! . Known to be rust resistant and high yielding, it was developed to champion a "Colombia without Rust" andis now the most planted coffee varietal in Colombia. As global climates change, reducing the viable land for coffee to grow,Castillo would probably see more long term success than arabica varietals needing cooler climates to grow. Something to think about. . This coffee roasted by@onacoffee is a blend of three Colombian Castillo lots, on first sip orange and berry fruits and as it cools, a mellow sweetness.

10.01.2022 Latest post on the blog is by writer illustrator Grace Fraraccio, about her recent visit to Twongere Umusaruro, Rwanda: . "Two-hour bus ride into red earth we find ourselves far from Kigali, in a rural pocket of Rwanda. . Moments of landscape steal memories of Australia, with eucalyptus trees beneath a harsh hot sun.... . We are welcomed by a group of coffee farmers, all women, and all dressed in the wonderfully bright clothing so frequently found in Rwanda. . These are five of the 150 women working on the 10 hectare coffee plantation managed by Sustainable Harvest who prioritize employment for women. . They greet us with African harmonies, singing about the power of women and the blessing of coffee... Read the rest on the blog - link in bio Thanks for the write up @dancingfoxillustrations ! See more

10.01.2022 From chatting to people involved in all sorts of ways with coffee - from producers, exporters, importers, roasters, to cafe owners, baristas, and passionate drinkers #mice2017 reaffirmed that you can never stop learning about this dynamic industry and the more I learn, the more I realise I know nothing at all. Thanks to everyone I had the chance to chat to. Until next time

10.01.2022 Little Things Coffee is a social enterprise that contributes all its profits to World Vision's development and humanitarian work worldwide. If you're at #mice2017 come down and check them out! X

09.01.2022 Breaking the crust... showcasing Guatemala's @cafedeguatemala 8 coffee growing regions #mice2017

09.01.2022 Kinfolk Cafe is an 8 year standing, volunteer run social enterprise cafe near Southern Cross Station. What started out as an experiment to use business to address social problems (their profits are currently going to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) - and changes) has now evolved to an institute that amongst other things, empowers volunteers who would have not otherwise had the support/training to get a mainstream job - to develop skills, build confidence, and contribute back to the community. Next time youre down that end of town/waiting for a train, grab a coffee from the (kin)folk or heck go out of your way, grab a few friends and have a meal there (they make a mean curry! )-closed on weekends

09.01.2022 Crisis in Coffee Means Hipsters Could Lose Specialty Blends (Bloomberg article - https://www.bloomberg.com//crisis-in-coffee-means-hipsters ) On the futures market, arabica coffee - is languishing near a 13-year low. Growers in Brazil, the worlds biggest exporter and producer, have expanded output and become more efficient, collecting more beans for every planted acre. The result is a huge glut thats sent prices below break-even in many countries, sparking fear producers ...will leave the industry...in Honduras, things have gotten so bad that low prices are preventing growers from harvesting all their crop because they cant pay pickers or cover the cost of input such as fertilizers, according to the National Association of Coffee Exporters. In East Africa -- another key region for specialty varieties -- Swiss trader Sucafina is helping growers diversify into other crops such as grains and bananas. See more

08.01.2022 [mainstream vs specialty coffee] there is also no denying that the output of some of the larger European roasters has always included top-quality coffees, often far superior to the average specialty coffee. Yet such roasters are usually classified as mainstream because of their size and the conventional marketing methods most employ. Their products are not perceived as being different. At the same time, other retail products elsewhere may be classified as specialty even though they may be based on average- quality or mainstream-type coffee. Interesting food for thought about the role of marketing in the coffee industry. From the Technical Paper, Niche Markets for Coffee by the International Trade Centre

08.01.2022 A new post on Aida Batlles Q&A in Melbourne (last year) about coffee rust, gang violence and how to train pickers up on the website http://beanmarket.com.au/three-highlights-lowlights-of-wor/

07.01.2022 Super juicy peach and blackberry jam! From the La Conception Farm, run by Arnulfo Vainas of the Alto Novirao, Cauca region of Colombia. Vainas is a first time farmer who used to help his father on the family farm (after school and during holidays) with a small lot of coffee. His father gave Vainas and his siblings the farm when they grew up. Vainas sowed coffee on his lot, and is dedicated to continuously improving. He tries to harvest the Castillo coffee cherry variety when the beans are dark, and pulps them the same day theyre picked, washing them 3 times after 18 hours of fermentation Roasted by the team @symmetrycoffeeroasters

07.01.2022 Remembering this gorgeous coffee way back ago, this International Womens Day This is Epiphanie. She is a boss. She owns Buf Cafe, that engages and trains farmers to produce better quality coffee (so they can get paid more). . She refused to be defined by the Rwandan genocide, where she lost her life partner, a child and family members. She saw the coffee trees (that her husband left behind), and decided to make something of it. Fast forward a few years, she wanted to create a washing station, and 'nothing was going to stop her.' Today Buf Cafe has 2 washing stations to process coffee. A fierce, visionary and driven leader, she is a boss. #flashback #wayback

07.01.2022 Coffeeprint is a Copenhagen based social enterprise that imports, roasts and sells coffee from South Ethiopia. The proceeds are then used to build the local communities (the coffee is sourced from). . Curious about the enterprise I chatted to founder, Daniel Hallala and how he terms Coffeeprint as working in Impact Trade . Me: People in the industry are frustrated because the high prices they pay for specialty go to middle men and they don't visit 'origin' enough to know if... the producers reap of benefits of this. How do you ensure or measure - 'Impact Trade'? . Hallala: Well, we came up with the idea of creating an impact in the local community because in Ethiopia, the farms are too small that direct trade is not possible. . Most farms are less than half a hectare. It is very difficult to do direct trade in Ethiopia because of the farms size and the process of coffee washing. The washing stations buy coffee from thousands of farmers. It is not possible to track each bean to the farmers. But you can track to the washing station area. The so-called direct trade in Ethiopia is not direct trade with the farmers, but in many cases with the washing station owners who themselves are middlemen. The closest form of direct trade in Ethiopia is trading with cooperatives. Because of this complexity, we decided to create an impact for the whole community where the coffee is grown. We do that by collaborating with the local people. This is something we believe is the right way to honestly help the people. The other issue is paying the farmers fair price will not change their lives much because of the farm sizes and low production. . Currently, we are working on having our own washing stations where we gather the coffee direct from the farmers. At the moment, we are working with people we know in Ethiopia. Of course, our focus is helping the whole community instead of just a farmer. See more

07.01.2022 Climate change is projected to cut the global area suitable for coffee production by as much as 50 per cent by 2050. By 2080, wild coffee, an important genetic resource for farmers, could become extinct. Countries where coffee exports form a main portion of their economy are also amongst the most vulnerable to climate risk. Honduras, Nicaragua, Vietnam, and Guatemala, for instance, rank in the top- 10 for climate-related damages since the 1990s. - Report commissioned by Fairtrade Australia by the Climate Institute #climatechange

07.01.2022 [NEW BLOG POST] Gone are the days where companies sit on the fence and remain apolitical. If anything, Trumps recent move to ban immigration from 7 countries into the US has shown that consumers are now expecting companies to stand for something. The latest post talks about Brand Activism. https://beanmarket.com.au/brand-activism-new-black-marketi/

06.01.2022 Finally made it to @humblecreaturescafe Congratulations on opening Tiffany and Eric! Sipping on a natural Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Wenago, with notes of peach, a stone fruit acidity and a sweet floral finish roasted by @symmetrycoffeeroasters

05.01.2022 Sent some coffee to a friend in lockdown (2.0, 5km radius style), and it just arrived! Thanks for the speedy delivery @marketlane xo #specialtycoffee #melbourne

04.01.2022 Enjoying the super fresh, Finca Las Margaritas Natural Pacamara, from producer Rigoberto Herrera of Café Granja La Esperanza, Colombia roasted by Ben @tinmancoffeeroasters ! Boasting notes of pineapple, toffee and lime Café Granja La Esperanza's story begins in 1945 at Postosi Farm, where Blanca Ligia Correa and Juan Antonio Herrera introduced Red Bourbon, Yellow Bourbon and Caturra varietals to the existing Typica. Correa and Herrera had a large family, 14 children, trad...itional at the time - who throughout the years would help with the harvest. Two of their children, Rigoberto and Luis showed interest in coffee production and processing and in the 90s Cafe Granja La transitioned their farms to organic. In 2007~ Rigoberta introduced Geisha seeds to Cafe Granja, and harvested Colombia's first lot of Geisha coffee. Today, they are award winning coffee producers. Finca Las Margaritas, is one of the five farms from the Café Granja family, and sits at 1700 metres above sea level, with temperatures between 17-22 degrees and 73% humidity! Thanks for roasting this Ben! #melbournecoffee #specialtycoffee #coffee #coffeeroaster #pourover #coffee #pourovercoffee #supportlocal #local #coffeedelivery #pacamara #filtercoffee #coffeeprops #dripcoffee #manmakecoffee #coffeeshots

04.01.2022 It is sobering to realise that mainstream qualities, including Robusta, account for about 85-90% of the worlds coffee consumption. This suggests that for many producers it would be inadvisable to ignore the mainstream market entirely. Instead they should concentre on both specialty (for top quality) and mainstream (for remainder of their production).... From the Technical Paper, Niche Markets for Coffee by the International Trade Centre

03.01.2022 [NEW BLOG POST]: In the specialty coffee world, Brazil is often misunderstood as focussing on quantity (rather than quality) and mechanised coffee picking. The latest blog post talks about the two instances that have painted Brazil with such a character and takes a peek into Brazils specialty coffee climate Read more at beanmarket.com.au/focus-on-brazil Photo: Minas Hill Coffee

02.01.2022 Ruli from the Dukunde Kawa Cooperative in Rushashi District, Rwanda roasted by Square One Coffee Roasters @squareonecoffeeroasters Established in 2000, Dukunde Kawa is a Cooperative born from two farmer associations with an initial member base of 300, and has now grown to 1400+ members. With the assistance of a development loan from the Rwandan government and the support of the PEARL project, the Ruli washing station was established in 2003. All its members are small-scale fa...rmers and in contributing their harvests, they are able to reach large enough quantities to export and process coffee cherries centrally. Prior to cooperatives like Dukunde Kawa, smallholder farmers would sell their coffee to middle men (that had a monopoly over exports). This encouraged a commodity-focused system of coffee, and combined with a decline in world prices in the 1990s, the hardship suffered by farmers, pushed some to abandon coffee. Not only is this coffee super tasty, it also supports the livelihoods of smallholder farmers (who depend on a volatile seasonal crop)

02.01.2022 In late 2001, the Coffee Crisis hit where the oversupply of Vietnamese and Brazilian coffee to the market- sent coffee prices tumbling down (more supply than demand pushes prices down). Alongside economic devastation, this pushed many producers out of business. Over 100 million people involved in the supply chain were directly affected. This was how the Fairtrade movement started (read more at beanmarket.com.au/brief-history-fairtrade/)