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    Understanding Coffee Prices: How Fairtrade Brings Stability in a Volatile Market

    by Jorge Cuevas on March 11, 2021 at 2:52 PM

    Navigating the coffee market has always been a complex exercise in managing risk carefully and precisely—and it’s never been an easy task. Market...

    A Quick Update On Peru

    by Alfonso Carmona on March 1, 2021 at 4:57 PM

    Peru is recognized worldwide for its ancient Incan ruins, its amazing gastronomy, beautiful diversity, and, in recent decades, for being one of the...

    Ecuador: Small Country, Big Flavors

    by Monica Terveer on February 10, 2021 at 5:55 PM

    Quick—name the origins of the last 5 coffees you had from Central or South America. That list probably includes selections from countries like...

    Sourcing Tips for 2021

    by Alfonso Carmona on February 1, 2021 at 9:48 AM

    In a blogpost that we published in late spring of 2020 titled “Actions Roasters and Buyers Can Take in a Time of Uncertainty” our Chief Coffee...

    Trends That Will Likely Continue In 2021

    by Alfonso Carmona on January 25, 2021 at 11:14 AM

    Virtual events, like our cupping event with Ikawa, were a popular way for the coffee industry to stay connected.From the way we drink coffee, to how...

    2020: A Year for Reflection

    by David Griswold on January 8, 2021 at 12:41 PM

    Harvesting Under Quarantine: One Co-op's Creative Approach

    by Claudia Rocio-Gomez on June 9, 2020 at 12:15 PM

    FCC's organic fertilizer plant providing farmers access to high-quality fertilizer while under quarantine.

    For the vast majority of coffee farmers,...

    Chiapas: A Resurgence in Mexican Coffee

    by Jorge Cuevas on September 1, 2017 at 7:59 AM

    For coffee farmers in Mexico, recent years have not been easy. While coffee leaf rust—known in Spanish as La Roya—began decimating coffee production...

    Guatemalan women’s group offers ingenuity, inspiration

    by Katy Keisling on April 4, 2017 at 3:25 PM

    Earlier this month I traveled to Guatemala to visit a few of our partner cooperatives with my colleague Chabela Cerqueda, Sustainable Harvest®’s...

    Investment results in year-round coffee for Colombian co-op

    by Claudia Rocio-Gomez on March 16, 2017 at 8:44 AM

    2017 update

    I recently visited Federación Campesina del Cauca (FCC), a cooperative located high in the verdant, rolling hills of Cauca, Colombia....