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Most people reading the news over the past two-plus years now know more about disease variants and transmission than they ever may have wished. Yet new discoveries came to light just this spring in research conducted on the genetic nature of the disease that has beleaguered coffee producers for more than a century: coffee leaf rust, or …

Major Leaf Rust Study Shows Increased Susceptibility as Disease Variants Emerge Read More »

Coffee traders can now send all grades of coffee beans to the global market, in contrast to the previous law that allowed them only to export the top four grades of coffee, according to a new directive issued by the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority. Farmers and exporters can also directly ship the beans without …

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Researchers from the University of Queensland, Australia have discovered through genetic analysis that coffee consumption may not affect pregnancy after all. Pregnant women can put their mind at ease with researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia finding that enjoying a daily latte or long black while pregnant causes no increased risk to …

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Coffee is good for you. Or it’s not. Maybe it is, then it isn’t, then it is again. If you drink coffee, and follow the news, then perhaps you’ve noticed this pattern. A recent study showed that coffee, even sweetened, was associated with health benefits. But other studies have come to more mixed conclusions. What’s driving these …

Mixed Messages: Is Coffee Good or Bad for Us? It Might Help, But It Doesn’t Enhance Health Read More »

Working in coffee’s genetic birthplace, a group of researchers in Ethiopia recently explored a question that’s confounded the coffee industry since the dawn of commercial cultivation: What factors most impact coffee quality? What they found was that coffees picked most consistently at peak ripeness that were kept within specific moisture content ranges throughout their processing journey …

Researchers in Ethiopia Determine What Has Biggest Impact on Coffee Quality Read More »

It has been widely recognized that the Ethiopian international trade has been in trouble for so long despite the growth it has been registering. The time consuming and costly customs clearance process, the weak and poorly coordinated logistics and transport services and the underdeveloped warehouse and inspection mechanism among others have been obstructing the performance …

Logistics Deficit: A Critical Challenge for the Country’s Competitiveness Read More »

Five coffees scoring 90+ points are among the 40 winners of the third Ethiopia Cup of Excellence coffee competition, with coffees heading to an online auction on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The competition was produced by the United States-based nonprofit Alliance for Coffee Excellence along with the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority in collaboration with private Ethiopian coffee associations. This year, green coffee …

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A genuine taste of Ethiopia is now available in Fort Collins, Colorado, where Konjo Ethiopian Coffee has established its first brick-and-mortar cafe. Konjo Founder Hirut Crusan grew up on her family’s coffee farm in the Sidama region town of Yirga Alem and now roasts coffees sourced from nearby locations for whole bean sales and drinks. Once a …

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Ethiopian law prohibits the sale of export-quality coffee locally. Despite this, the country – regarded as the birthplace of coffee according to the legend of ‘Kaldi and the Dancing goats’ – hasn’t been able to control these sales. The illegal trade has grown into an organised criminal enterprise. Ethiopia is Africa’s largest coffee exporter and the fifth …

Ethiopia: Organized Crime Pours Cold Water On Coffee Exports – Analysis Read More »

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s coffee export to China saw a 196 percent growth in volume, a Chinese official says. The amount puts Beijing as top ten buyers of Ethiopian Coffee trade along with Germany, the U.S., Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, South Korea, Italy, and France. Between Jan and November 2021 alone, “China’s import of …

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