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NewsDubai – Qahwa World Coffee futures rose sharply on Wednesday, hitting a 3.5-week high as markets reacted to escalating disruptions linked to the Iran war and concerns over global supply chains. The main driver of the rally was growing uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route. Traders fear that prolonged conflict</p>
NewsAmsterdam – Qahwa World Leading global coffee companies have launched a landmark industry initiative aimed at transforming how deforestation risks are identified and managed across coffee-producing regions worldwide, through a unified satellite-based mapping system. The Coffee Canopy Partnership brings together major players in the global coffee value chain, including JDE Peet’s, Louis Dreyfus Company, Sucden,</p>
NewsBy Fionn Pooler Coffee is cheap. Despite rising retail prices over the past few years, it remains affordable for the bulk of consumers in the Global North. Because coffee is inexpensive, we drink a lot of it—more than two billion cups every day, worldwide. It’s all too easy to take coffee for granted. Instead of</p>
StudiesA structural shift is moving the global coffee trade away from its historic Western centers toward a faster, proximity-driven system anchored in Dubai, Singapore, and Shanghai. Source: Dubai – Qahwa World | April 2026 The global green coffee trade is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its modern history. For decades, pricing power,</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World In one of the most unusual cargo theft incidents in Europe recently, a truck carrying more than 413,000 KitKat bars, with a total weight of nearly 12 tons, disappeared while en route from a factory in central Italy to Poland. The incident occurred on March 26, 2026, and neither the truck</p>
NewsMoscow – Qahwa World A cup of coffee in Russia is no longer just a simple daily habit, it has become a growing expense that consumers are clearly beginning to feel. Within just one year, the equation has changed: the same amount of money that once covered five cups of coffee now barely pays for</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World Vietnam’s suspension of Decree 46, a new food safety regulation governing all imported food and ingredients, has brought temporary relief to the coffee industry after weeks of disruption to supply chains. Introduced at the end of January, Decree 46 tightened how food imports are managed at Vietnam’s borders. It replaced a</p>
ReflectionsBy Fabricio Scocco The global matcha market is standing at a precarious crossroads. While the vibrant green powder has become a staple of wellness culture in the Northern Hemisphere, a new player is beginning to stir: South America. As an industry, we must face a sobering reality—matcha production is not infinitely scalable. When South America</p>
InterviewFrom regulatory hurdles like the EUDR to the volatile C-Market and climate resilience, the Director General of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) outlines a strategic roadmap for a fairer global coffee value chain. Dubai – Ali Alzakary The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is the primary intergovernmental body dedicated to fostering a sustainable coffee sector. At</p>
NewsBRUSSELS – Qahwa World The European Union voted on November 26, 2025, to approve a new and unprecedented delay to the implementation of the “European Union Deforestation Regulation” (EUDR), a move that reflects the scale of the logistical and political challenges facing the continent’s most prominent environmental legislation. The delay decision secured the approval of</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World Coffee futures closed lower on Wednesday, primarily due to an improved global supply outlook after a key European regulation was delayed. March arabica coffee (KCH26) settled down -3.60 (-0.94%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26) closed down -46 (-1.01%). The principal downward pressure on coffee prices stemmed from the European Parliament’s</p>
NewsDubai – Qahwa World Prices for coffee futures saw a sharp increase today, driven by worries over how weather conditions might impact harvests in major producing nations, alongside notable drops in monitored exchange inventories. Prices for both arabica and robusta coffee are significantly higher as adverse weather bolsters concerns over global coffee crops. Arabica coffee</p>
