From their mouths.(from the Editor's Desk)(Editorial)

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, June, 2005 by McCabe, Jane

As editor of this magazine I am always privy to rumblings from industry members, and from our field reporters stationed in the thick of things. I don't have any of the answers, but on this page sometimes I can perhaps offer some small insight from the things I hear from the many people I speak with daily. We have reported on a couple of extremely pressing topics this month, and we will follow these developments to keep you informed throughout the year.

First, we report on Mexico's current internal political strife. Mexico's smallholder coffee producers are fearful for their future, as the government has announced a series of sweeping new policies affecting Mexicans in some of the most isolated and least developed regions of the country. The Mexican Coffee...

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