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Coffee Exports From Vietnam May Climb in February on Weather

February 3, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Coffee exports from Vietnam, the biggest grower of the robusta variety used in instant drinks and espressos, may increase this month as good weather helps beans to dry and as the Tet holiday ends (Bloomberg, Feb. 3). Robusta, used in products by Nestle SA, slumped 20 percent in the past 12 months as global harvests increased for a fourth year. Rising output in Vietnam, Brazil and Indonesia is set to boost supply at a time when a sovereign-debt crisis in the euro zone may hurt consumption in the European Union, which represented 56 percent...

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Stratfor’s Annual Forecast 2012

January 12, 2012 (Vietnamica) –There are periods when the international system undergoes radical shifts in a short time. The last such period was 1989-1991. During that time, the Soviet empire collapsed. The Japanese economic miracle ended. The Maastricht Treaty creating contemporary Europe was signed. Tiananmen Square defined China as a market economy dominated by an unchallenged Communist Party, and so on. Fundamental components of the international system shifted radically, changing the rules for the next 20 years.

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Japanese Kirin Holdings: Vietnam Among Top 25 Beer-consuming Nations

January 7, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Vietnam was among top 25 beer-consuming nations in the world last year, according to the latest report by the research arm of major Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings Co. (AFP, Thanh Nien News, Jan. 5).

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EIA: India, China and Brazil Thwart Action on HFCs

November 25, 2011 (Vietnamica) — Despite a call from 108 countries for the Montreal Protocol to pursue a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), political manoeuvring in advance of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate negotiations have prevented any action or formal discussion on how the potent class of greenhouse gases (GHG) could be eliminated.

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World Coffee Trade in 2010

October 11, 2011 (Vietnamica) — According to the ICO statistics, in 2010, the world’s total coffee exports reached 92.5 million bags (60kg per bag). Brazil is the largest coffee exporter in the globe with over 30 million bags per year, followed by Vietnam with 16 million bags per year.

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Managing Future Food Crises Through Better Price Data and Policies

September 7, 2011 (By Prabhu Pingali and Peter Timmer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) – The recent release of the Food Price Watch report by the World Bank serves as a stark reminder that continuing high and volatile food prices are putting the poorest in the developing world at risk. After peaking in early 2008, prices for wheat, rice and maize fell sharply, only to have wheat and maize prices rebound to new heights in 2011. Although both the price spikes and the volatility have historical precedents, the recent ups and downs have the most tragic consequences for people...

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