Brotherhood of the Bean

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• Coffee lovers catch a break
• Capitalizing On The Coffee Buzz
• Mexico coffee farmers shelter from risk behind hedges
• Bay Area coffee shops face a rise in bean prices

Coffee lovers catch a break Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT Like a caffeine junkie on a morning buzz, the price of coffee futures began spiraling higher in late 2010 — and coffee brands passed those higher costs on to consumers.

Capitalizing On The Coffee Buzz Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT Paying too much for your coffee? Blame sunspots and soybeans. For nearly a decade, through 2009, global coffee prices generally advanced at a gradual, steady rate. The world’s top coffee exporter, Brazil, had amassed surplus stockpiles during the 1990s.

Mexico coffee farmers shelter from risk behind hedges Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT CUETZALAN, Mexico (Reuters) – For generations, indigenous coffee farmers in the lush mountains east of Mexico’s capital sold their beans to middlemen without understanding the workings of the international coffee market.

Bay Area coffee shops face a rise in bean prices Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT While some store coffee brands have cut prices, wholesale bean prices have been on the rise after a brief dip, putting the squeeze on specialty coffee shops.

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