Brazil FOB weekly Price Report by Wolthers Associates Santos
Wolthers Associates Santos updated their weekly Price Report, and you can see it here.
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Colombian Specialty Micro Lots have arrived!
Mild Coffee Company, from The Netherlands, is our partner in this new Origin. They have their own Beneficio/Triliadora in Huila under the same name. MCC is specialized in Colombian mainstream preparations, select Specialty and Certified coffees from Huila and other surrounding areas. Wolthers America and MCC can now also offer shipments and arrivals of Colombia […]
Clear skies and warmer temperatures for Brazil’s Arabica coffee Belt
As expected, the last cold front to threat the Brazilian Coffee Belt went through leaving no damages to the coffee plantations. Now, as the harvest in Brazil is 65% done, its soon time for evaluating the quality of the crop. The Cerrado zone will probably present its best quality in years as the weather has […]
Brazil works into the main crop season, the weather improved and great coffees are on the way!
Nucoffee and Wolthers America did the Arabica Coffee Belt these last 10 days, we learned a lot about the volume and qualities to come. Rains did affect the quality of about 10% on the 20% total volume harvested until July 4th. On the other hand, as the higher zones start the ideal maturation now in […]
Brazil faces massive student and popular protest and rioting as the coffee harvest is at full speed
Yes, Brazil’s modern economic miracle is not free from its local citizen and youth in-satisfaction and questioning! The current Confederations World Soccer Cup, Pope Francisco’s visit still this late June, the 2014 FIFA Soccer World Cup and Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Games in 2016 have suddenly turned against the Samba, Soccer and Flamboyant Brazilian party […]
What’s beyond the curve when considering the Roja?
Many small holders think that the rains will bring strong and sound new leaves and these will support a good flowering progressing into fruit and to a plentiful harvest starting November 2013. The fact is that in most cases, this will probably not happen and the loss of leaves followed by a very low or […]
Rain and Frost X Quality and Productivity is the name of the game
As the Brazilian Harvest starts, we should now pay close attention to the weather over the Arabica coffee belt. 80% of the Brazilian Arabica beans grow in zones which are vulnerable to winter cold fronts that bring widespread rains and frost to the lower plantations. In Brazil’s Coffee Belt, frost happens at the lower areas […]
It’s that time again, The Brazilian New Crop harvest starts in May!
The big question this year is where to store the incoming 13/14 new crop which starts to be harvested this May and finishes by September/13? The numbers suggest a storage and logistic nightmare as Brazilian storage capacity, truck availability and road infra-structure are maxed out. Coffee producers avoid storing coffee in the farms due to […]
SCAA Conference starts tomorrow
Boston will be the Specialty Coffee Mecca for a week! Enjoy our short video about sophisticated demand on high quality coffee and how to fight stress. Also see our Offer list with amazing Brazilian Micro Lots.
Christian Wolthers explains the Brazilian coffee preparations
Christian Wolthers explains the Brazilian coffee preparations on this latest YouTube video: Make sure you visit our video gallery and our YouTube Channel for more videos!
CBW chasing the Roya Fungus and its impact in Guatemalan coffee plantations
I am now back from an 11 day trip through the main Guatemalan coffee producing areas. I travelled by car 2.100 km covering the North – South Cordillera. Of the areas visited, I covered Volcanic San Marcos near the Mexican border, Traditional Atitlan further South, Acatenango Valley, the Antigua Region then the Freijanes Plateau in […]
