http://bit.ly/WFKdl

http://bit.ly/17hzuE

http://bit.ly/FFiSP

http://bit.ly/GzEw4

http://bit.ly/17ywOk

Someone wrote to tell me that civets don't live in Sumatra, so it'll be interesting to find out what these farmers have to do with that coffee. Maybe they grow the beans that are fed to civets elsehwhere?

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/coffee/2009/04/21/caffe_vita_hosts_tasting_of_ci.html

http://tiny.cc/b1V1W

http://tinyurl.com/c6u7py

I'd love to know what you're hearing about this issue.



By Melissa Allison

Seattle Times business reporter



U.S. coffee importers and roasters are worried that a new auction system in Ethiopia makes it almost impossible for them to buy coffee from the particular farmers whose beans they want.



The system, overseen by the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, mixes coffee beans from different growers before selling them for export.



That's a big deal to… Continue

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