Will Violence Affect Colombian Coffee Production?

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Will Violence Affect Colombian Coffee Production?

By Tim Thompson on Monday, October 26th, 2026 | No Comments

Colombian is the leading producer of high quality Arabica coffee. It is also the home to numerous narcotics traffickers often working out of some of the same regions where the best coffee is grown. For years honest and hard working coffee farmers have lived their lives and done their work unencumbered by narcotraffickers even though […]

Low Coffee Price in the Face of El Niño

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 | No Comments

When it became clear that we were in store for not only an El Niño year but a super El Niño we expected to see significantly higher coffee prices due to reduced coffee production. El Niño is certainly developing as expected or even worse but the price of coffee has fallen over the last few […]

Why Is Coffee Leaf Rust Worse for Coffee Plants During a Drought?

By Tim Thompson on Monday, October 19th, 2026 | No Comments

We know that old Arabica coffee varieties that are susceptible to coffee leaf rust are commonly grown at very high altitudes where temperatures are lower and coffee plants both grow more slowly and are better able to fight off leaf rust infections. As a super El Niño approaches many coffee growing areas are looking at […]

How El Niño and Drought Is Affecting Coffee Production in Central America

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, October 15th, 2026 | No Comments

The el Niño event that we have written about is taking hold across various parts of the world. Specifically, it is causing severe drought in a large swath of land in Central America. How is going to affect coffee production from the nations involved? What Is the Central American Dry Corridor? According to the World […]

Is Coffee Production at Risk of Forest Fires?

By Tim Thompson on Monday, October 12th, 2026 | No Comments

Normally we think of climatic risk to coffee as being hotter temperatures, increasing risk of coffee leaf rust, crop failure from drought, and less and room at the tops of mountains to grow fine Arabica coffee. 2026 has been a year of forest fires across Europe, North America, Asia, South Africa, Australia, Chile, Argentina and […]

Why Does Coffee Give You the Jitters?

By Tim Thompson on Monday, October 5th, 2026 | No Comments

Coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water. At least a billion people drink at least a cup of coffee each day. There are many long term positive health effects from drinking coffee including protection from developing type II diabetes and various types of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and […]

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