"Although the new U.S. coffee tariff nightmare has since come to an end, Coffeeland author and historian Augustine Sedgewick last week wrote a must-read piece in the Globe and Mail (one visit before paywall) titled "On Shaky Grounds: Free trade and capitalism helped make coffee an American staple. Trump's tariffs could change everything." Drawing on lessons from the Boston Tea Party, Sedgewick warns that sustained price shocks in coffee could have a lasting political effect."
"Nonprofit World Coffee Research has expanded its Innovea Global Coffee Breeding Network to include robusta alongside arabica. Ghana and Vietnam have joined as two of five countries now participating in the robusta program. Altogether, the 11 Innovea countries account for roughly 40% of global coffee production, aiming to speed the development of climate-resilient varieties. The Barista League is overhauling its competition format for 2026, building scoring around three pillars: product, concept and service."
Sustained coffee price shocks and tariff episodes could provoke political backlash reminiscent of historic consumer protests, potentially shifting public sentiment and policy. World Coffee Research added robusta to its Innovea Global Coffee Breeding Network, bringing Ghana and Vietnam into the robusta program and increasing the network to 11 countries that together account for roughly 40% of global production to accelerate climate-resilient variety development. The Barista League will revamp its competition format in 2026 with scoring based on product, concept, and service across six international events. Canadian reporting examined Second Cup perceptions and corporate strategy, and Keurig launched a premium whole-bean house brand.
Read at Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
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