Coffee news made in May, 2025
The upcoming European deforestation-free supply chain (EUDR) law and how its enforcement may shift trade dynamics to the detriment of certain smallholder farmers in key origins like Ethiopia. News piece (The New York Times).
Keurig Dr Pepper reported its first-quarter earnings. A key takeaway was that unit sales of U.S. soft drinks rose by 11% at $2.3 billion, whereas U.S. coffee sales dropped about 4% to $900 million, attributed to higher green coffee costs.
India Weather to Reduce Coffee Output Amid Increased Demand. Daily Coffee News
A diet rich in foods containing polyphenols — which coffee has in spades — can dramatically reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of health conditions that is a major risk factor for heart disease, according to newly published research. Daily Coffee News