I don't know if this will affect the specialty coffee market.
ICO predicts supply surplus for next coffee year | Global Coffee Review
The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) estimates 2012-13 coffee production will hit 147 million bags, an increase of 12.5 million bags over the coffee year that just wrapped up last September.
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This would be the first time coffee production would surpass consumption in five years. With stocks diminishing significantly in these last five years, the ICO anticipates that this would have a limited effect on prices.
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ICO predicts supply surplus for next coffee year | Global Coffee Review
The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) estimates 2012-13 coffee production will hit 147 million bags, an increase of 12.5 million bags over the coffee year that just wrapped up last September.
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This would be the first time coffee production would surpass consumption in five years. With stocks diminishing significantly in these last five years, the ICO anticipates that this would have a limited effect on prices.
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