Coffee News

WCR says genetic resistance to leaf rust could be gone within five years

World Coffee Research (WCR) has announced that fighting coffee leaf rust through genetic resistance won’t be enough to protect farmers from significant crop losses. Coffee leaf rust has wreaked havoc on coffee production, particularly in Latin America, since an epidemic hit in 2012.Some farms lost 50 to 80 per cent of their production, and the epidemic forced 1.7 million people out of work. The global coffee industry has since united to help farmers fight coffee leaf rust through the development of improved coffee varieties such as F1 hybrids, most of which are resistant to rust and other plant diseases.
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Taste the worst and best of Colombian coffee at Cofinet event

Cofinet will host a cupping of The Worst and the Best of Colombian Coffee in Melbourne on 20 September and Adelaide on 24 September. The educational events will touch base on the evolution of Colombian coffees and include tastings of the coffees from Colombia’s coffee growing regions.
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Tilly Sproule wins ASCA Northern Region Barista Championship for fourth time

Tilly Sproule of Tim Adams Specialty Coffee has won the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) Northern Region Barista Championship for the fourth consecutive year. Matthew Philben of Di Bella Coffee placed second and Joshua Robertson of Seven Miles placed third. The event took place at Veneziano Coffee West End in Queensland from 15 to 16 September and also included the ASCA 2019 Northern Region Latte Art, Cup Tasters and Brewers Cup Championships.
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illycaffè and Lavazza release DNA sequence of Arabica coffee

An illycaffè and Lavazza-led partnership has released the first full genome sequence for Coffea arabica, which aims to prepare the coffee industry for climate change and improve the quality of coffee available. World Coffee Research has made the genome sequence publicly available here. The sequence is the result of the Coffea arabica Genome Sequencing Project. illycaffe and Lavazza conducted the study with Istituto di Genomica Applicata, IGA Technology Services, DNA Analytica, and the universities of Trieste, Udine, Padova, and Verona. 
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Veneziano to host Women in Coffee talk

Luiz Rodriguez Saldanha, Co-founder of Capricornio Coffees, will speak on the Matão Women in Coffee project at an event held at Veneziano Coffee Richmond on 20 September. The Women in Coffee project consists of 24 female coffee producers from Matão, Brazil who have seen their quality increase through selective picking. In 2015, the group placed first in the Paraná quality contest with a lot produced by Eloir Nogueira de Souza.
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Danny Andrade wins World Tea Brewers Championship

Danilo “Danny” de Andrade from DiBella Coffee has won the 2018 Australian World Tea Brewers Championship (WTBC), held at Fine Food Australia on 12 September. “I’m very excited to have won the World Tea Brewers Championship here in Australia, especially as this was the first time I entered,” Danny says. “The competition was tough and it was great to meet the other amazing competitors from around the country.”
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Lavazza Italian Film Festival begins national tour

Lavazza is celebrating its 15thyear as Principle Sponsor of the Italian Film Festival. The festival began on 11 September and will continue to 24 October. All Italian Film Festival venues across Australia will have Lavazza coffee-flavoured popcorn available for purchase.
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MICE 2019 tickets now on sale

Early bird tickets for the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) 2019 are now on sale. Save up to 50 per cent on the full ticket price. This exclusive offer is strictly limited, so get in quick to snap up this discounted offer.
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