Part 5 of 5: What happens next for coffee prices? Augusto Amaya shares his perspective on market cycles, producer pressure, direct trade relationships, and the factors that could shape coffee pricing over the coming year.
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Part 4 of 5: Colombia is one of the world's largest Arabica producers, yet events there rarely move coffee markets the way developments in Brazil do. Augusto Amaya explores why this happens and why coffee professionals should pay attention regardless.
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Part 3 of 5: A newly declared Super El Niño could affect harvests across Colombia and beyond. In this episode, Augusto Amaya explores how changing weather patterns may impact yields, farmer livelihoods, supply chains, and coffee prices over the coming years.
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Part 2 of 5: Political decisions are increasingly influencing security, trade, and farmer livelihoods in Colombia. Augusto Amaya explains how elections, policy uncertainty, and the relationship between government and the FNC may affect coffee producers and the wider supply chain.
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Part 1 of 5: Most coffee professionals are focused on Brazil, but Colombia's Mitaca harvest may reveal risks and opportunities that the broader market is overlooking. In this episode, Augusto Amaya explains why paying attention to Colombia could become increasingly important over the next 12 months.
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This is the final episode in a 5 part series with Carlos Arcila from Cofinet. In this series, we'll be discussing the Colombian Coffee Supply Chain- its past, its present, and its future.
In this 5th episode, Carlos and Lee explore their ideas about the future of the coffee industry projected into the next decade. They discuss the influence of economics, technology, climate, labour, and more across the entire supply chain.
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This is the 4th in a 5 part series with Carlos Arcila from Cofinet. In this series, we'll be discussing the Colombian Coffee Supply Chain- its past, its present, and its future.
In this 4th episode, Carlos gives us his insights into what he believes are the challenges we'll be facing as an industry, not just in Colombia but globally.
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This is the 3rd in a 5 part series with Carlos Arcila from Cofinet. In this series, we'll be discussing the Colombian Coffee Supply Chain- its past, its present, and its future.
In this 3rd episode, Carlos gives an insight into the coffee innovation that has come out of Colombia. He pays particular attention to the innovative processing method directly attributed to Cofinet and created by Carlos's brother, Felipe Arcila. This experimental method, previously referred to as "infused coffee", is now called an "experimental fermentation processing method".
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This is the 2nd in a 5 part series with Carlos Arcila from Cofinet. In this series, we'll be discussing the Colombian Coffee Supply Chain- its past, its present, and its future.
In this 2nd episode, Carlos helps us understand the different challenges Colombian coffee producers are currently facing with increased pressures being placed on production yields, quality, and logistics.
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This is the first in a 5 part series with Carlos Arcila from Cofinet. In this series, we'll be discussing the Colombian Coffee Supply Chain- its past, its present, and its future.
In this first episode, we explore what's unique about Colombian Coffee and the supply chain.
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