CoffeeGeek - Coffee Kids and the Man Behind It All (#)

„Coffee is all they have In producing countries, the coffee trade is riddled with coyote-like middlemen who take advantage of impoverished coffee farmers. Add to this the fact that coffee is a volatile commodity, its daily price in the most remote regions of the world is determined by speculators in NY and London, buying and selling coffee futures, along with the futures of millions of coffee-farming families every day. Coffee is all they have, and coffee isn't enough.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/ethicalbean/ 11-10-2003 - Cached

Global Exchange : newsweek062501.html (#)

„In October the company began selling "Fair Trade" coffee, the product of a network of suppliers that guarantees farmers a good price. And Starbucks' Smith points out that the company has never paid less than a dollar for a pound of coffee (current futures price: about 60 cents). Yet producers in some countries are already starting to rip out their coffee plants and replace them with other crops, which would eventually prop up price“

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Tea & Coffee 12/01 - World News (#)

„The trading volume on the coffee futures market in Brazil - the world’s largest producer and exporter - fell the day after the tragedy, although the Commodities & Futures Exchange (BM & F) in Sao Paulo became the only option for those operating with arabica coffee - the country’s main variety. Only 809 contracts were registered that day, well below the previous day’s 2,159 and the daily average for the month, 1,927.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„The price of arabica coffee futures listed on the New York Board of Trade, the world's biggest coffee exchange, will average $1 a pound in 2005, based on the median estimate of 11 analysts and roasters. That's 30 percent higher than 2004. The futures are benchmarks for coffee sold by Procter & Gamble Co.'s Folgers and Kraft Foods Inc.'s Maxwell House brands.“

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ECF - European Coffee Federation (#)

„A large volume of coffee is traded on the futures markets of London (LIFFE) and New York (NYBOT). The functioning of these markets is of great importance for the global coffee community. The ECF Terminal Markets Committee monitors developments, identifies options to improve the functioning of the futures markets and maintains close contacts with the respective operators.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/00 - Trade News (#)

„Its web-based software streamlines and automates the current trading methods of physical commodity professionals. As part of the joint venture, NYBOT would provide InterCommercial and its customers with market data, physical grading and other services, as well as seamless access to NYBOT’s electronic order entry system or, in time, its eSpeed electronic trading platform to trade NYBOT’s coffee futures contract.“

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Tea & Coffee 03/01 - World News (#)

„In London, robusta coffee futures have increased, with January trading up $16 to $677 a ton and March futures up $19 to $669 a ton, reports the Financial Times. Traders in New York said the news helped fuel Arabica’s price increase to 64.70 cents a pound for March futures. The group’s move was viewed as positive by analysts.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„In the case of options, exporters pay for the premium up-front and deduct it from the price they pay the producer when he/she delivers coffee to them. Producers are then required to deliver the quantity of coffee corresponding to the amount of coffee in the futures contracts to the exporter.“

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BBC NEWS | Business | Bitter harvest for Vietnam coffee farmers (#)

„London coffee futures jumped by 5%, hitting a two-year high of $743 a tonne. But it will take a more sustained rally to bail out Vietnam's economy, which has suffered from its growing reliance on the crop. The country earned some $260m from coffee in 2001-02, just over one-third as much as it brought in four years earlier.“

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Café Forum | New Jersey Coffee Companies (#)

„The commodity future industry's premier executing brokerage firm focusing on, but not limited to Coffee futures execution on the New York Board of Trade. - 518-7 Old Post Road #302, Edison, NJ 08817 - Tel: 212 748-1261 - Fax: 212 748-1266 - Email: MTompkins@worthtrading.com - Url: www.worthtrading.com “

http://www.lucidcafe.com/cafebystate/ njforum.html - Cached

CRS Fair Trade (#)

„We believe in a different approach to business; one driven by good rather than greed; one that uses faith as an engine for action. Pura Vida is 100% charitably owned; the company uses all its resources to help at-risk children and families in coffee-growing countries build more hopeful futures.“

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Indiacoffee - Market Information from around the world. (#)

„CSCE Mar and May settled up 1.25 cents each at 103.25 and 105.50 cents/lb respectively. LIFFE coffee futures settled higher Friday on origin scale-up selling with industry supporting in thin volume. LIFFE Jan settled up $3 at $ 701/tonne while Mar settled up $7 at $732/tonne.“

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Global Exchange : nyt102801.html (#)

„RIGHT now, the two 300-square-foot carpeted trading pits are used in rapid-fire 90-minute sessions by traders buying and selling futures and options on coffee and all the other commodities. Before Sept. 11, each crop was traded for five hours a day in its own trading pit.“

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Tiny Joy -Web Version Sept-Oct 98 (#)

„The threat of political and economic turmoil in Indonesia sent coffeeand cocoa futures prices up against fears that the harvest will be delayedgetting to market. Indonesia is the world's third largest producer of coffeebehind Colombia and Brazil.“

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Tea & Coffee 02/00 - Trade News (#)

„In New York, The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) will implement revisions to the quality criteria for its benchmark Robusta Coffee Futures contract starting February 1, 2000, the Exchange said in a statement.“

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INeedCoffee - Coffee News (#)

„A real eye-opener: A six-year high is anticipated, stemming from smaller crops in Brazil and a steadily growing appetite for lattes By Claudia Carpenter Bloomberg News The price of arabica coffee futures listed on the New York Board of Trade, the“

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CoffeeGeek - So You Say There's a Coffee Crisis (#)

„In 1989, the Grade "C" global coffee price was around $2.40 per pound. Grade C is the standard purchasing price set for coffee futures buying on the global coffee markets.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/markprince/ 11-27-2002 - Cached

It's All About Coffee (#)

„Arabica coffee futures for July delivery, a little above the six-month lows of two weeks ago, will begin the new week Monday from 66.45 cents a pound on New York's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.“

http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2004/.../ coffee-futures-trading-from-6645-cents.html - Cached

RISKMASTER Details - National Coffee Association (#)

„What is Riskmaster? Riskmaster is a trading simulation program designed to teach individuals in the coffee industry how to use the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT)® futures and options markets to help manage risk.“

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Online Coffee Trading Links (#)

„eGreenCoffee (egreencoffee.com ) - Trading platform for green coffee and real time futures quotes.“

http://www.coffeeresearch.org/market/ tradelinks.htm - Cached

BBC NEWS | Business | Kenyan coffee faces tough 2003 (#)

„In New York on Monday, arabica coffee futures were selling for 57 US cents a pound, little more than two thirds the 80-100 cent level some experts see as "normal".“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„On 9 December 2004 the Executive Director opened the New York coffee futures market when he visited the New York Board of Trade. More... “

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Arabica coffee futures for December delivery ended the week at 80.15 cents a pound on New York's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Coffee futures skyrocketed 13 percent to a four-year high following reports of an earthquake on the west coast of Colombia.“

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Café@Lucidcafé (#)

„Coffee Futures Market Information“

http://www.lucidcafe.com/cafe.html - Cached

Coffee Industry Forum - Coffee Forum (#)

„Coffee Futures Explode!!!“

http://www.coffeeforums.com/ viewforum.php?f=9&topicdays=0&start=100 - Cached