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In advance of National Coffee Day, study shows that scientists/lab technicians top the list of those who are less productive in their workday without coffee; Nearly one half of all workers claim they are less productive without coffee PRNewswire September 28, 2011 CANTON, Mass. and CHICAGO , Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Coffee Day is Thursday, September 29 , and according to a new survey commissioned jointly by Dunkin' Donuts and CareerBuilder®, scientists/lab technicians are the professions that need coffee the most, followed by marketing/public relations and education administrators. The survey results also show that coffee plays a major role in helping professionals perk up at work, as 34 percent need coffee to get through their workday, and 46 percent of those who drink coffee claim they are less productive without a cup of Joe. For the second year in a row, Dunkin' Donuts, the national leading quick service retailer of hot brewed/flavore...

Ed's Note:   Coffee in Retrospect   is a column prepared by   Coffee Monitor   and   Poor Farmer   blog to provide context for the current global coffee trade by republishing news   articles from the past. In this column, we intend to reprint archived prints by converting images into electronic file formats with careful conformity to originals and, whenever applicable and possible, we provide links to the sources of the information. Meanwhile,  responsibility for the contents lies solely with the authors and the views expressed in the articles do not necessarily reflect our opinions. ---- U.S. TO EXCHANGE WHEAT FOR COFFEE Agreement With Brazil Signed by Farm Board Official The Montreal Gazette Aug 22, 1931 Washington, August 21 - Two nations oppressed by excessive agricultural production today sought a partial solution of a mutual problem by the simple expedient of exchanging portions of their surplus crops. An agreement ...

Ed's Note:   Coffee in Retrospect   is a column prepared by   Coffee Monitor   and   Poor Farmer   blog to provide context for the current global coffee trade by republishing news   articles from the past. In this column, we intend to reprint archived prints by converting images into electronic file formats with careful conformity to originals and, whenever applicable and possible, we provide links to the sources of the information. Meanwhile,  responsibility for the contents lies solely with the authors and the views expressed in the articles do not necessarily reflect our opinions. ----- Expert Doubts Coffee Prices Will Decline St. Petersburg Times Feb 8, 1954 WASHINGTON, DC - A New York expert told Senate investigators yesterday there is no hope for a dip in coffee prices as long as the demand stays normal. Leon Israel, vice president of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, gave that appraisal to a Senate Banking subcommi...

By Isis Almeida Bloomberg September 30, 2011 Coffee production in Vietnam, the world’s grower of the robusta variety, will have a record crop in the season starting Oct. 1, according to Sucafina SA, a green coffee trader based in Geneva, Switzerland. Output will be in excess 1.25 million metric tons (20.8 million 60-kilograms bags) in the 2011-12 season, up from 1.2 million tons in the current crop year, Nicolas Tamari, managing director at Sucafina, said in an interview in Geneva today. The company has offices in Vietnam, according to its website. “We are going to have an exceptional crop in Vietnam and this is mainly due to the high prices,” Tamari said. “There has been good husbandry and ideal weather.” Robusta coffee prices have risen 14 percent over the past year on speculation demand would outpace supply with a smaller 2011-12 crop in Indonesia, the third-largest producer. Brazil is the second-biggest robusta producer. Coffee production in Indonesia dropped to 7...