There are nearly 120 different varieties of coffee plants, but arabica and robusta are the only two that can be harvested for ...

Robusta coffee production has been increasingly closing the gap, surging by about 30%. The new research evaluated both Robusta and Arabica across multiple traits in high-altitude regions in Brazil ...

Arabica coffee harvest is starting with mixed sentiment as ground operations confirm forecasts of a smaller crop during a so-called off year, while bean size shows improvement, industry experts told ...

This surge means that coffee prices across the board — from fancy beverages made from Arabica beans to robusta-fueled instant coffee — are almost sure to cost more for the everyday consumer.

Coffee insiders often say that when Brazil sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold – a reference to its status as the number one producer of Arabica, the premium coffee variety that makes ...