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BBC Article - Small Coffee Producers Quitting

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  • 12-07-2019 11:58am
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    cnocbui
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    I just came across this article on the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48631129

    It seems pretty worrying and tragic. It would be nice if you could buy coffee online directly from farmer co-ops in the producer countries. If the farmers were getting even a third of what I pay for coffee from a roaster in the UK, they would be ecstatic.


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    donnacha
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    cnocbui wrote: »
    I just came across this article on the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48631129

    It seems pretty worrying and tragic. It would be nice if you could buy coffee online directly from farmer co-ops in the producer countries. If the farmers were getting even a third of what I pay for coffee from a roaster in the UK, they would be ecstatic.

    The roasters established here in Ireland do tend to source direct and from what I have seen take great pride in the long term relationships they forge with farmers (Roasted Brown, 3FE/hasbean, Bailies). By supporting these roasters you are indirectly supporting a model that supposes to pay a fair price for a good product.

    Sadly these relationships are greatly outweighed by the economics of a buyer like Nestle in the market looking for the best bang for their buck.

    I see Jim Hoffman addressed somewhat the coffee shop response to the coffee commodity price market noise: https://t.co/eOKhJGutVJ?amp=1


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