Coffee News

Good news, coffee lovers: Your buzz is getting cheaper

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:03:46 +0000

Like a caffeine junkie on a morning buzz, the price of coffee futures began spiraling higher in late 2010 — and coffee brands passed those higher costs on to consumers.

Kraft follows Smucker and cuts coffee prices

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:51:15 +0000

KFT.N ) dropped the list price of its flagship coffee brand Maxwell House in the United States by roughly 6 percent, effective August 22, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, following rival and …

Kraft follows Smucker and cuts coffee prices

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:51:15 +0000

KFT.N ) dropped the list price of its flagship coffee brand Maxwell House in the United States by roughly 6 percent, effective August 22, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, following rival and …

Kraft cutting US coffee prices by about 6 percent

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:30:50 +0000

FILE – In this Dec. 14, 2010 file photo, Maxwell House coffee jars and cans are displayed at the Family Dollar store, in Waco, Texas. Kraft Foods Inc. is lowering coffee prices in the U.S. by about …

Disappearing yields aren’t swaying Treasury investors, who came out in strength for a record-low two-year note yield. Bonds held the flat line or narrow gains overall: the five-year yield -0.01 to 0.92%. Earlier in rush-to-safety news, $35B in four-week bills sold at exactly 0% – some sums just can’t fit into coffee cans.

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:13:56 +0000

Disappearing yields aren’t swaying Treasury investors, who came out in strength for a record-low two-year note yield. Bonds held the flat line or narrow gains overall: the five-year yield -0.01 to 0.92%. Earlier in rush-to-safety news, $35B in four-week bills sold at exactly 0% – some sums just can’t fit into coffee cans. Post More >

Kraft cutting US coffee prices by about 6 percent

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:54:11 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Foods Inc. is lowering coffee prices in the U.S. by about 6 percent, one week after J.M. Smucker Co. announced a similar reduction….

The National Hurricane Center says much of the East Coast is at risk from Hurricane Irene with the potential Cat-4 storm’s 5-day track centered on the Carolinas. The damage in the Caribbean is extensive, although this year’s coffee and sugar crops were largely harvested already. In the U.S., cotton crops in Georgia and South Carolina could be damaged.

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:40:21 +0000

The National Hurricane Center says much of the East Coast is at risk from Hurricane Irene with the potential Cat-4 storm’s 5-day track centered on the Carolinas. The damage in the Caribbean is extensive, although this year’s coffee and sugar crops were largely harvested already. In the U.S., cotton crops in Georgia and South Carolina More >

Kraft ([[KFT]] -0.2%) cuts prices 6% on several coffee brands – including Maxwell House and Yuban – matching the price cut announced last week by rival J.M. Smucker ([[SJM]] +0.4%) that marked a reversal of 15-months of price hikes in the industry. Coffee prices on the futures market peaked in April before falling off.

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:22:13 +0000

Kraft (KFT -0.2%) cuts prices 6% on several coffee brands – including Maxwell House and Yuban – matching the price cut announced last week by rival J.M. Smucker (SJM +0.4%) that marked a reversal of 15-months of price hikes in the industry. Coffee prices on the futures market peaked in April before falling off. More >

Farmers raise red flag over coffee theft

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:22:12 +0000

The most affected areas are Central Kenya and parts of Kisii where a watchman was killed at a factory over the weekend and 50 bags of coffee stolen

Co-ops automation puts coffee farming on the road to recovery

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:03:18 +0000

World Bank computerisation project started in 2005 improves monitoring and raises earnings, sending a positive signal to farmers who quit when manual system led to huge losses