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2016-08-20 Arabia

Saudi Arabia seen ‘transforming’ into coffee, chocolate producer

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Posted by Fred 2016-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Coffee maybe, But cacao?

Posted by Shipman 2016-08-20 06:31|| 2016-08-20 06:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Look up for increased demand for African slaves?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-08-20 06:58|| 2016-08-20 06:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Juan Valdez immigrating?

Posted by AlanC 2016-08-20 08:18|| 2016-08-20 08:18|| Front Page Top

#4 apparently, Filipino laborers are learning new skillz

Posted by Frank G 2016-08-20 08:58|| 2016-08-20 08:58|| Front Page Top

#5 nearest I can quickly find to Saudi coffee beans:
Yemen beans

Yemen has a coffee culture like no other place, and the distinct flavor profile can be partially credited to the old style of trade in the country. Yemen is the first place coffee was commercialized, traded through the port city of Al Mahka (Mokha). Yemeni coffee has a distinct, rustic flavor profile which can be attributed to the old seed stocks cultivated there, the near-drought condition in which the coffee survives, and (sadly) defects in the cup. These defects are usually due to poor picking and processing, delays in transporting the coffee, and the very humid climate of the port city, Al Hudaydah (or Hodeidah)

Posted by 3dc 2016-08-20 18:48|| 2016-08-20 18:48|| Front Page Top

#6 I can't see Saudi's doing this:

Posted by 3dc 2016-08-20 19:28|| 2016-08-20 19:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh yeah, dirty feet rinsing the beans in cholera water from the river. That'll sell in Seattle.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-08-20 20:03|| 2016-08-20 20:03|| Front Page Top

#8 It probably will sell in Seattle as long as it has the 'fair trade' sticker.

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-08-20 21:13|| 2016-08-20 21:13|| Front Page Top

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