Market News – Mac Daddy Coffee

European Coffee Shop Market Grew 6.4 Percent in 2017, According to Allegra Report December 20,2017

The European branded coffee shop market, comprising 25 countries, grew by an estimated 6.4 percent through 2017, according to the annual market research report from Allegra’s World Coffee Portal....

UN Food Group Releases Detailed Guide For Smallholder Farmers Seeking Export Access December 15,2017

Facilitating improved market access for rural, smallholder farmers of coffee, quinoa and honey is the goal of a new program being jointly led by the Food and Agriculture Organization...

US Customs Agency Rules That Roasting Determines Coffee’s Country of Origin December 13,2017

There’s some bad news for coffee growers in Hawaii or even California hoping to sell coffee to the Federal Government of the United States. According to a new entry...

National Coffee Sustainability Platform Launches in Nicaragua December 08,2017

The Nicaraguan Platform for Sustainable Development (NICAFES) officially launched Nov. 30 to galvanize dozens of NGOs, government interests and private parties to explore pathways to support the susta..

New Report: ‘The Powerful Role of Intangibles in the Coffee Value Chain’ December 07,2017

If we may categorize today’s progressive, traceability-concerned coffee segment — be it “third wave,” experiential, seed-to-cup, or with some other not fully satisfactory descriptor — it still represe..

New Oro de Santa Barbara Competition Highlights Smallholders in Honduras December 06,2017

A new regional green coffee competition and auction designed to attract international buyers is being planned in conjunction with the VI Festival del Café in Santa Barbara, Honduras, taking...

‘Raisin Process’ Coffee From Brazil Breaks Cup of Excellence Price Record at $126/lb November 29,2017

At $126.10 per pound, an experimental Yellow Bourbon coffee from Brazil has fetched the record-high for any coffee sold during Cup of Excellence green coffee auctions. Going to Gabriel...

Vietnam Launching $7.5 Million Coffee Development Project November 22,2017

The Vietnamese government has approved a VNĐ170 billion (approximately US$7.5 million) five-year coffee sector development project designed to improve quality, increase exports and develop a premium V..

Four-Year Program Launched to Assist 60,000 Uganda Coffee Farmers November 15,2017

Berlin, Germany-based Benckiser Stiftung Zukunft is funding a four-year technical assistance project in Uganda, with the goal of achieving 50 percent increase in coffee yields among approximately 60,0..