March 17, 2006

Rewarding Small Producers for Quality Coffee

Michael Giberson Back in December I wrote: I think quality, rather than customer goodwill and trust, will be the truly sustainable approach to providing a premium to small [coffee] producers in less-developed nations. To that end, programs like the Cup of Excellence are the better approach. It provides a rigorous quality scoring system followed by …

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FERC Staff Blasts Gas Market Report Issued by Midwest States Attorneys General

Michael Giberson Last week four Midwestern state attorneys general released a report on natural gas markets that concluded that market fundamentals could not alone explain high natural gas prices. A press release says: In their discussions of market dynamics, the Attorneys General said they found greatly divergent opinions and contradictory explanations for the recent roller-coaster …

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