New terrains of taste: Spatial analysis of price premiums for single origin coffees in Central America

Site suitability and the analytic hierarchy process: How GIS analysis can improve the competitive advantage of the Jamaican coffee industry

“…For example, in 2012 the retail value of the U.S. coffee market was estimated at $30e32 billion dollars, with specialty comprising approximately a 37% volume share but nearly 50% value share (Specialty Coffee Association of America 2012). The rise in prominence of geographic origin, emphasizing single-origin coffees has bode well for countries that can market themselves in that light (Daviron & Ponte, 2005;Pierrot, Giovannucci & Kasterine 2010;Wilson, Conley, Harris and Lafone 2012) and has been one of the most successful responses to the global decline in coffee prices (Bacon, 2005;International Coffee Organization 2013;Kilian, Jones, Pratt, & Villalobos, 2006;Roseberry, 1996). However, the volume of coffee moved through specialty, organic, and Fair Trade commodity chains remain relatively small and must be set within the context of changing global coffee markets (Bacon, 2005).…”

“…However, the volume of coffee moved through specialty, organic, and Fair Trade commodity chains remain relatively small and must be set within the context of changing global coffee markets (Bacon, 2005). Because of its success, the number of stakeholders in the specialty coffee sector has grown rapidly and is quite possibly the most profitable sector in the international coffee industry (Pierrot et al, 2010;Wilson et al 2012). In order to thrive in this profitable yet volatile market, one needs to have some sort of competitive advantage (CA).…”

Coordinating quality practices in Direct Trade coffee

“…Kaplinsky and Fitter (2004) identified an opportunity for capturing greater proportions of the total product value in the producing countries if the market would come to appreciate differentiated qualities and recognise farming and processing as crafts to be rewarded. Specialty coffee (and in particular Direct Trade) represents such developments, but contains its own power imbalances and issues of market access (Brown 2012;Goldstein 2011;Wilson et al 2012). In the empirical situation in question in this article, power is not absent as such.…”

Quality revolutions, solidarity networks, and sustainability innovations: following Fair Trade coffee from Nicaragua to California

“…The top scores are announced and then sold at an international auction. Some lots of coffee earn prices that are four to ten times above the conventional commodity prices and gain an international reputation that could earn premiums for years (Wilson et al 2012). In 2004, the international jury of coffee roasters awarded the coffee samples that originated on farms from CAFENICA-affiliated cooperatives nine of the top 11 prizes and 14 of the top 29 samples identified as finalists (see Table 1).…”