publication . Preprint . 2001

THE LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIC COFFEE INDUSTRY: U.S. MARKET INROADS

Rodriguez, Danilo; Epperson, James E.;
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  • Published: 01 Jan 2001
Abstract
Certified organic coffee is a minuscule but important portion of coffee production and trade and is the fastest growing sector in sales revenue. Organic coffee has its roots in sustainable crop production and economic development policy. Latin America has become the center of the organic coffee movement, representing a change from the old market structure of the coffee trade. The U.S. organic coffee market has experienced extraordinary growth in the past five years because of an increase in consumer social and ecological awareness. Latin America supplies most of the organic coffee entering the United States, where Mexico, Colombia, and Guatemala are the main exp...
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free text keywords: Agribusiness, Crop Production/Industries, Industrial Organization,
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Preprint . 2001
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