Posts tagged Angela Barrero
This Week at Map It Forward: Week 28, 2025

In this blog post…

The Industry: The C Market goes below 290

Global Podcast: Our guest for our five-part series on our global podcast, The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, is George Howell from George Howell Coffee in the USA.

Middle East Podcast: Our guest on the Map It Forward Middle East Podcast this week is Angela Barrero, Colombian Coffee Farmer at Bodega de la Finca and Cafe Tiolita based in Quindio, Colombia.

Map It Forward Japan: Our guest on Map It Forward Japan this week is Alejandro Cadena, Green Coffee Exporter at Caravela Coffee based in Colombia.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "Biochar For Coffee" with Angela Barrero

Our guest on the podcast in this series is Angela Barrero, coffee farmer and Regenerative Ag expert, talking about biochar.

Two critical shifts are happening in coffee right now:

  • Tariffs on imported coffee into the U.S. – Announced under President Trump’s trade policy, these are effectively taxes initially paid by importers but passed on to consumers, contributing to inflation. The tariffs apply to all origin countries except Mexico, which is currently exempt.

  • Volatility in the coffee futures market – Despite no meaningful change in the fundamentals of coffee supply, prices have dropped sharply. This signals that speculators are betting on a recession, anticipating a reduction in consumer demand and discretionary spending. We have no way of knowing whether this will eventuate or not at this stage.

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