Being Nickle and Dimes to Death

Production in Colombia will likely drop 10 percent in the second quarter because of storms that battered farms last year, Luis Munoz, CEO of the Colombian National Coffee Growers Federation, told Bloomberg News yesterday.

And political upheaval in Ivory Coast is affecting coffee crops in the African nation. Shipments of cocoa, sugar and coffee have been disrupted during fighting after a disputed presidential election in November, and farmers cannot return to their fields until the turmoil subsides.

Other major exporting countries, including Indonesia, are facing smaller crops this year because of drought, flooding and other inclement weather.

» We believe Starbucks is trying hard to diversify its core operations. There were reports that it is trying to expand into the grocery business. According to Starbucks’ sustainability director Jim Hanna, climate change is going to affect coffee production and bean farmers already have seen the effects including changing rainfall patterns, severe weather, and the presence of new pests. He believes this could pose a threat to company’s supply chain in the coming years

titleist1 wrote:I don't know what size it is currently, but the carton of ice cream in the freezer that used to be 1/2 gallon sure has gotten smaller. I can barely get that container to last three nights!

titleist1 wrote:I don't know what size it is currently, but the carton of ice cream in the freezer that used to be 1/2 gallon sure has gotten smaller. I can barely get that container to last three nights!