Coffee Harvest in Vietnam Seen Expanding to Almost Match Record

Coffee growers in Vietnam, the biggest producer of robusta beans used by Nestle SA, are set to reap an almost record harvest, providing some relief to a global shortage that’s driven prices to the highest since May.
Output will probably reach 1.69 million metric tons in the year started Oct. 1, a...

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More Expensive Cup of Coffee? Beans Soar to 2½-Year High

The sharply rising price for coffee beans means that morning cup of joe could soon get more expensive—again.
Arabica-coffee prices surged to the highest level in 2½ years Monday as dry weather in Brazil raised concerns about next year’s crop.
Coffee prices have nearly doubled this year, with thin...

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Organic Coffee Threatened by Global Warming-Stoked Fungus

Teodomiro Melendres Ojeda, an organic coffee grower in Cajamarca, Peru, stands at a crossroads. Neither path is attractive.
Leaf-rust fungus, known as roya in Spanish, has devastated about a third of his crop. Melendres, 48, can use chemicals to kill it, though he risks forfeiting his organic...

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Coffee Rally Spurs Top Shipper to Expand Abroad: Corporate India

India’s biggest coffee exporter is expanding in Vietnam to help boost profit to a record as easy access to raw materials and regional trade agreements drive sales growth.
CCL Products (India) Ltd. (CCLP), whose shares have leaped 162 percent this year, will produce 5,000 tons this year at its V...

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Coffee Producers Sell More at Home, Driving Up the Price of a Cup

The world’s biggest coffee producers are turning into their own best customers, a shift that is driving up the price of a cup from São Paulo to San Francisco.
Coffee consumption is rising at a breakneck pace in Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia, which together produce 60% of the world’s ...

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