Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending July 7th

Coffee goes great with a marmalade sandwich šŸ»

Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending July 7th

This week in the world of coffee:

  • Fair Trade USA is ā€œfreezingā€ its green coffee price minimums following an announcement of increased minimums from Fairtrade International (a different organization). Fair Trade USA consulted hundreds of stakeholders, with a majority of roasters, retailers, and importers responding negatively to the suggestion of raising price minimums. I mean.
  • A truce sealed with a marmalade sandwich. Spectacled Bears (inspiration for the beloved Paddington) have historically been considered a pest by many Colombian coffee farmers, but some producers are now conserving part of their land to help the threatened animals.
  • Labor issues have rocked Nashvilleā€™s specialty coffee scene over the past few months as workers try to cope with what they call the cityā€™s ā€œbleakā€ and ā€œdisjointedā€ coffee industry.

Read the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:

Iā€™ll be back with a new article on Friday, but until then hereā€™s a fast-asleep Merlin to say goodbye:

A black cat asleep curled up on a mat in front of a wooden door

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