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ReflectionsDubai – Qahwa World Coffee growers across Costa Rica are facing mounting financial pressure as two powerful forces converge: a sharply stronger national currency and declining global coffee prices. Industry leaders warn that the combination could significantly reduce farm income in the coming harvest and deepen the economic strain on rural coffee communities. For a</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World The Guardian published a lengthy report titled “‘Everyone feels like they are being scammed’: can Central America’s small coffee growers survive as global prices fall?”, which discussed the growing pressures facing coffee farmers in parts of Central America, particularly in El Salvador and Honduras. The report explores how climate instability, rising</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World Coffee production in Colombia, the world’s largest producer of washed Arabica coffee, recorded a sharp drop in February 2026. Production reached 869,000 bags, with each bag weighing 60 kilograms, marking a decline of 36% compared with the same month last year. This decrease reflects a continuing negative trend that is putting</p>
InterviewDubai – Ali Alzakary The global coffee industry has spent the past few years navigating one disruption after another—from pandemic shutdowns and climate volatility in producing countries to freight crises that reshaped global shipping routes. As the global coffee market grapples with volatility—production reaching around 175 million bags in 2025 while costs continue to rise</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World Rising oil prices linked to escalating tensions in the Middle East are raising fresh concerns across the coffee sector, with vendors warning that higher fuel costs could eventually translate into more expensive coffee for businesses and consumers. Crude oil climbed above 90 dollars per barrel on Friday, a level that industry</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World A report published by BeverageDaily warns that challenges facing coffee production in Vietnam could trigger new volatility in global coffee markets, potentially affecting supply chains and prices in the coming years. Although global coffee prices have recently shown signs of easing, the difficulties confronting Vietnamese coffee farmers may reverse that trend</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World Global coffee prices moved higher on Thursday as renewed concerns about supply disruptions supported the market. Arabica futures climbed to their highest level in about two weeks, while robusta contracts also posted modest gains. Market sentiment was influenced by fresh export data from Brazil. The country’s Ministry of Trade reported that</p>
NewsLíbano, Colombia – Qahwa World The Guardian has reported on a striking paradox in Colombia’s coffee industry: even amid record-breaking global coffee prices, farmers are struggling to find enough pickers to harvest their crops. In Líbano, Tolima, Mary Luz Pérez Arrubla and her brother Rodrigo, fourth-generation coffee growers, experienced one of the best harvests in</p>
NewsDUBAI – QAHWA WORLD U.K.-based coffee company Caffè Nero has secured the winning bid to acquire the majority of assets belonging to Washington, D.C.-based Compass Coffee, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. The final bid reached $4.75 million following a competitive, three-day auction involving five prospective buyers. Caffè Nero had initially set</p>
NewsTradition Anchors Growth as Pods, Specialty and RTD Gain Ground DUBAI – QAHWA WORLD Italy’s coffee sector is projected to expand steadily through 2031, supported by strong domestic consumption, product innovation and premiumisation trends, even as competition from alternative beverages intensifies. According to a recent industry analysis published by Research and Markets, the Italian coffee</p>
NewsMadrid brews love, business and global coffee energy Madrid – Qahwa World & Buna Kurs: Media Partners Madrid is celebrating Valentine’s weekend with more than flowers and romance this year. From February 14–16, the Spanish capital has transformed into Europe’s beating heart of specialty coffee as CoffeeFest Madrid 2026 takes over IFEMA Madrid. With more</p>
ReflectionsBy Dr. Steffen Schwarz If you stand at the edge of a coffee farm at dawn, the industry looks almost impossibly fragmented. It is a mosaic of small plots and a patchwork of varieties where thousands of decisions are made by hand: when to prune, when to fertilize, and when to pick. Multiply that landscape</p>
