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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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Vietnamese Coffee Hardships
Sad news: A flood today went through Vietnam's central coffee belt. The damaged coffee area is around 900 acres however the important crop was not damaged. The rains have mostly affected the drying process of the coffee cherries which has raised concerns about the quality of the beans. The area that flooded produces one third of the counties coffee. And here is an interesting fact: Vietnam is the second largest producer of coffee in the world passed up only by Brazil. As a coffee drinker I feel it is my duty to contribute to the relief, after all that is what we do here right? I have never had Vietnamese coffee I absolutely need to try it!
Maybe the reason I have not had any yet is because Vietnam has been having a hard time establishing itself as a player on the coffee world market. And even though the output is high for Vietnamese coffee it is exported at fifty to one-hundred dollars per metric ton lover than prices on the London exchange. To help boost their coffee market, major Vietnamese companies are investing in instant coffee with the intent to export the majority of that to China and the US.
Something that is kind of cool: At the beginning of December Vietnam had their first ever coffee festival where visitors were treated to live music and a procession of coffee products. Fruit-bearing coffee plants and giant coffee filters were carried across the backs of elephants. The festival was to help traders and producers of coffee sign deals with Vietnamese manufactures. I do not know about you but being hopped up on coffee, in a foreign country, with elephants running around sounds like a party!
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:: Posted by: JetBean at 6:01 PM
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