Starbucks shuns Ethiopian Trading Markets September 10, 2007 Kigali, Sep 10, 2007 (Rwanda News Agency/Agence Rwandaise d'Information/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) – Coffee may be selling internationally at less than $30 a kilo but a recent competition in Rwanda has rated the local brands at a record $55 for the same quantity, RNA reports. Last week in Kigali, there was The Golden Cup competition - the most esteemed prize where Rwanda's best coffees were auctioned to international buyers. Coffee from the north region based SDL Muyongwe washing station in Gakenke District earned the highest honor. The next day this coffee was sold for over US$55 a kilogram to American companies Intelligentsia Coffee and Stumptown Coffee. There were 10 stations that presented their coffees but four sold well above the $30 per kilo international price. The coffees came mainly from the weather friendly regions of the country - north, West and some parts of the south. Though the other six sold ...