Coffee is not good beverages for those people

As we all know, coffee, tea and cocoa are three primary drinks in the planet. In the western countries, coffee has at minimum 3-hundred years of heritage. Most folks know the shepherd tale which is about the origin of coffee. In the sixteenth century, early traders introduced coffee as a beverage to the westerner's day-to-day existence. Therefore, individuals from The united states and Canada love coffee than other drinks. But coffee is not a drink agreed with everyone.

Do you know the strengths of coffee even you drink it every day? It is well-acknowledged that coffee has the refreshment effect. When you are out of spirit, you could drink a cup of coffee to refresh your brain. It will make you really feel reenergized. That is simply because coffee beans represent a huge source of caffeine which can acts on the central nervous technique to elicit stimulating results. And coffee can help to avert cirrhosis and gallstones. When you get a headache, it is great to drink a coffee. A analysis demonstrates in India demonstrates that coffee can defend your wellness from the hurt of radiation.

Indonesia cocoa output seen flat at 600,000 T in 2011

JAKARTA, March 26, 2011 - Cocoa output in Indonesia, the world's third-largest cocoa producer, will be flat this year as increased output from new planting offsets the impact of heavy rains, the Indonesian Cocoa Association said on Friday.

Indonesia produced around 600,000 tonnes of cocoa last year, as extreme weather caused by La Nina hit the archipelago, and the association had forecast in January that heavy rains would cause output to be 5 percent lower in 2011.

"This year it will be about the same," Zulhefi Sikumbang, chairman of an association known as Askindo, told Reuters. "Because of the rainy season...about a 10 percent production drop, but we still have new planting coming."

Nigeria mid crop cocoa get boost from good weathet

LAGOS, March 26, 2011 - A mix of rainfall and sunshine in Nigeria's main cocoa growing regions in the last two months has helped the mid crop develop and lowered the risk of damp-related plant diseases, farmers and buyers said on Friday.

The October-March main crop ends next week and good weather has made Nigerian farmers upbeat that the smaller mid crop, which begins in late April will be robust.

Ivorian cocoa prices continue slide on export halt

ABIDJAN, March 26, 2011 - Cocoa prices fell at farms across Ivory Coast in the latest week as an ongoing export halt from the nation's ports thinned out buyers.

In the centre-west region of Daloa, which produces a quarter of the Ivory Coast harvest, farmers said the farmgate price had slipped to 300 CFA/kg ($0.642) from 300-400 CFA/kg last week.

"The prices are catastrophically low," said farmer Marcel Aka, adding growers were tending subsistence crops on spare ground, while delaying the harvest of ripe mid-crop cocoa.

NY Coffee, Cocoa & Sugar Market Close Review for today, March 25, 2011

NY sugar, coffee and cocoa end firm, thinly traded

NEW YORK, March 25, 2011 - Raw sugar futures closed strong on Friday, in thin dealings and on a lift from speculative buying as ethanol mills began to crush in Brazil's center-south region.

Cocoa and coffee also climbed quietly to settle higher.

The opening hours will return to normal March 28, after a temporary one-hour delay over the past two weeks due to the seasonal time change.

RAW SUGAR

* The benchmark May raw sugar contract rose 0.41 cent to close  at 27.86 cents per lb.
 

* On the week, the market is up 0.05 percent.

Robusta coffee May premium climbs as market rises

NEW YORK/LONDON, March 25, 2011 - Coffee prices rose on Friday, with the robusta market focused on the widening premium for May over July, reflecting concern about how much coffee will be available for delivery.

Sugar prices also advanced as the market eyed the impact of rains on crop prospects in top producer Brazil while commercial buying helped cocoa futures close strong. Dealings were light across the board.

"(Robusta) certified stocks will go up fairly substantially if the premium stays," one dealer said.

Vietnam March coffee exports up 22 pct, above forecast

HANOI, March 25, 2011 - Vietnam's March coffee exports rose an estimated 22 percent from the same month last year to 150,000 tonnes, or 2.5 million bags, exceeding market expectations and offering relief over delivery shortages.

Coffee shipments in February were revised up to 144,000 tonnes, or 2.4 million 60-kg bags, up 87 percent from the same month in 2010, the General Statistics Office said on Friday. It previously estimated loading of 90,000 tonnes for February.

The office also revised up sharply coffee exports in January to 215,500 tonnes from a revision last month of 145,000 tonnes. It gave no explanation for the increase.