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    Jorge Cuevas

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    Chiapas: A Resurgence in Mexican Coffee

    by Jorge Cuevas on September 1, 2017 at 7:59 AM

    For coffee farmers in Mexico, recent years have not been easy. While coffee leaf rust—known in Spanish as La Roya—began decimating coffee production...

    Protecting Against the Unthinkable: Price insurance comes to the rescue of coffee cooperative in Mexico

    by Jorge Cuevas on August 25, 2014 at 11:32 AM

    It´s a warm mid-summer day, and I’m catching up with the typical email backlog when one message’s subject line catches my eye: "Se Robarón el Camión"...

    Four takeaways from risk-management training in Peru

    by Jorge Cuevas on July 29, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    In keeping with the inclusive nature of the Relationship Coffee Model, Sustainable Harvest® regularly reinvests in our supply chain to ensure that...

    Let's Talk Risk Management: Advanced Training

    by Jorge Cuevas on June 10, 2014 at 10:29 AM

    Extreme price volatility in the C-market due to dry weather in Brazil among other factors threatens the survival and success of coffee producers. In...

    Protecting growers against an unpredictable market

    by Jorge Cuevas on March 26, 2014 at 11:29 AM

    The C-market has seen extreme volatility of late: After finishing around $1.14 per pound on Jan. 27, the Arabica price took off. The market hit its...

    Unprecedented volatility rocks coffee market

    by Jorge Cuevas on March 3, 2014 at 11:35 AM

    Volatility in the C-market is not a new occurrence, but in recent weeks the market has seen an unprecedented upsurge in an astoundingly short time...