Good Morning Coffee Lovers,
On many mornings in the past, you would find me savoring a cup of freshly brewed Ethiopian Sidamo coffee. It's one of my favorites and also one of our most popular regional coffees. These days, however, I save those precious bags for Brown and Jenkins online and local coffee customers.
Coffee Trouble Brewing Overseas
Over the past several months a combination of bad weather, increased demand for premium coffee, and commodity speculation have wrecked havoc with coffee prices in places like Columbia and Ethiopia. As for our beloved Ethiopian Sidamo, I've been lucky to purchase a single bag at a time from my supplier.
Ethiopia is Africa's 4th largest coffee producer, but it's not the only one to experience hard coffee growing conditions. Sadly, other regions on that continent have been hit hard too. The Tanzania Coffee board reports that drought conditions there are likely to reduce the country's coffee production by about 20% from now until July of 2012.
Vermont Coffee Prices
What does that mean for Brown and Jenkins coffee prices, and your access to other regional favorites like Indonesian coffee , Guatemalan coffee, or Brazilian coffee?
Nothing yet in terms of prices. Obviously, it might make getting your favorite coffee a bit more difficult for a while depending on what those regions experience. Don't worry. If that happens I'll source out some delicious coffee bean alternatives.
Remember, you can still stop in and get a cup of coffee for a dollar; and you can still buy fresh roasted beans at our Cambridge roastery on Route 15, or online.
I will keep a watchful eye on the world coffee prices for little while. Just keep checking in and I'll let you know what's brewing.
Until our next cup,
Sandy Riggen
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