It has been a year since we wrote about drought in Brazil and resulting high coffee prices due to el Niño. Prices went up and then came down again as the El Niño La Niña cycle was completed. Now we are looking a much more powerful El Niño event, a Super El Niño. What will […]
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Can the Coffee World Survive Another El Niño?
By Tim Thompson on Monday, August 31st, 2026 | No Comments
What Is Your Best Guide to Choosing a Coffee Brand?
By Tim Thompson on Monday, August 24th, 2026 | No Comments
There are many brands of coffee. If you are looking for a reliably great coffee, which brand is best. How to you go about choosing a coffee brand? First and foremost decide if you simply want a strong coffee to help wake up in the morning and keeping going all day long. Or do you […]
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Earthquake and Colombian Arabica Coffee Export Delays
By Tim Thompson on Monday, August 17th, 2026 | No Comments
Colombia’s worst earthquake in more than half a century hit western Colombia early in the morning of August 10, 2026. Now, just a week later, authorities say that more than two hundred people are dead, more than five hundred are missing and possibly still buried in the rubble of collapsed buildings, and thousands of Colombians […]
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Is Organic Coffee Always Safe to Drink?
By Tim Thompson on Monday, August 10th, 2026 | No Comments
Organic coffee is typically a better choice than regular coffee that has not been produced and processed according to strict organic processes. Real organic coffee is free from synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Organic coffee growers produce coffee on land that has been free of these contaminants for at least five years and are […]
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Will People Be Drinking Less Coffee?
By Tim Thompson on Monday, August 3rd, 2026 | No Comments
Coffee is the world’s most commonly consumed beverage behind water and tea to the tune of two and a quarter billion cups a day. Our global desire for coffee supports coffee farms across the globe as well as an entire industry of processing, shipping, storage, roasting, retail sales, coffee making equipment and coffee shops. So, […]
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