Coffee trade news, read for buyers.
The coffee trade moves on regulation, supply and logistics. This desk follows the sources below and publishes what matters to importers, roasters and exporters in the Origin Ledger, written by us and checked by a person before it appears. We do not post anything automatically, and we do not invent figures.
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World coffee supply 2026/27: a record crop lifts stocks to only 14.6 percent of a year's use, against 23.1 percent in 2020/21. What it means and what to check.
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ReadEthiopia vs Colombia coffee: one exports its whole crop, one drinks two fifths of it.
Ethiopia vs Colombia coffee: similar crops, but Colombia exports the equal of its whole harvest and Ethiopia about 59 percent. USDA and FNC data explain why.
ReadWhat we read.
These sources load and update as listed, as checked on 2 November 2026. Several are general business or consumer sources, so we filter them for coffee, agriculture, trade and regulation.
Not yet reachable in our last check: the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange and the USDA search page. We do not treat them as sources until they load.
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