Tag: Producers

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Farmers Financing Roasters – A Reversal in Coffee’s Capital Flow
For decades, the global coffee industry has operated under one unchanging rule: money flows downhill. Roasters and traders in wealthy consuming nations advanced funds to farmers and exporters in producing countries — securing harvests long before beans ever left the farm. But now, the script is being rewritten. Amid inflation, rising tariffs, tightening credit, and record-high coffee futures, the financial balance of power is shifting. A new and surprising trend is emerging: farmers financing roasters. What was once a one-way …
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High Coffee Prices: Why Producers Still Struggle to Profit
Over the past two years, the global coffee market has experienced an unprecedented surge in green coffee prices. Arabica futures hit a record high of US $4.41/lb in February 2025, marking one of the sharpest increases in decades. For many, this price hike signals long-awaited progress in valuing coffee correctly. But behind the numbers, the question remains: Who truly benefits from high coffee prices? A Welcome Change—With Hidden Costs The coffee industry has long been plagued by historically low prices. Smallholder farmers, …