This is a very special episode for me because today we talk to one of the man who introduced me to the wonderful world of coffee, Mr. Roland Veit. Roland recently celebrated 50 years in the coffee trade starting with Nestle in Switzerland, and ultimately ending up in New York where he founded Paragon Coffee. Paragon was a major pioneer in the specialty coffee world as they helped to bring America out of the dark ages of cheap, low-quality coffee and into a new era of flavor diversity and commitment to quality. Paragon Coffee also sets itself apart as being a popular and well-respected importer that is independent from the multi-nationals. In this episode, Roland walks us through his career, what it takes to make a successful trading company in coffee and what qualities make for successful coffee traders.

In this episode we start with the hailstorm in Brazil that just happened a couple days ago, we look at the certified inventory, the addition of pending stocks and the impact on calendar spreads, we look at macro economics and the impact of currencies on coffee and commodities and we conclude with a talk of key support levels and the analog with the Coffee Rally of 2014.

In the 9th episode of our podcast series (translated from Portuguese), our guest was Adilson Machado, COCAPEC's trading desk manager. Adilson is a specialist in risk management and derivatives operations with extensive experience in trading and logistics. In this episode, he gives us his view on the Brazilian climate scenario, the 2022 and 2023 crops, how demand has been behaving, macroeconomic influences on the market, positioning and more.

In this podcast in Claudio Ribeiro, Expocaccer's coffee trader, discusses different aspects of the market, such as climate, macroeconomics, logistics scenario, prospects for the market, demand and more.

Pleased to share episode 7 of the Coffee Trading Academy Podcast with world-renowned and respected, Hannah Rizki, head of Global Coffee Research at Volcafe Ltd. Volcafe (ED&F Man's Coffee Unit), is one of the largest coffee trade houses in the world. They are well-respected for their acumen in trading coffee as well as their commitment to the farmer and sustainability through the VolcafeWay program.

Across her decade-plus years of working at ED&F Man, Hannah has provided cutting edge research and forecasts on the coffee market for some of the powerhouses of coffee and commodity trading. In this interview we talk about her views on the coffee market, her methodology and resources, as well as what characteristics she has seen in the qualities that make for great traders and successful analysts.

In this 50 minute podcast, Heberson Sastre, head coffee trader at Minasul - Cooperativa Agroindustrial de Varginha discusses his outlook on the market and the advice that he gives to the Brazilian coffee farmer. In this interview, we discusses his view on the 22 and 23 crops, calendar spreads, and his price outlook for the #coffeemarket and the Brazilian Real #BRL.

Hello and welcome back to episode 5 of the coffee trading academy podcast.

The harvest of the infamous 22/23 Brazil crop is less than 1 month away, and today we have on an expert who is fresh off the plane from his crop tour there. This gentleman is a 15 year, veteran, coffee researcher and current head of Rabobank's agricultural commodities research division, in this episode, Carlos Mera provides a detailed update on his findings and expectations for the coffee crop in Brazil,

he provides his anlaysis and forecast on the global logistical problems, he breaks down the economics of the Brazilian Real,

he recounts how he developed a team of commodity researchers and of course we conclude by peering into his crystal ball and seeing his price forecast for coffee.

Ladies and gentleman, without further adieu, Mr. Carlos Mera.

Hey and welcome back to episode 4 of the Coffee Trading Academy podcast. Today we have on a special guest who without exaggeration is probably the most famous Cocoa Trader who has ever lived. When I first joined the coffee business in 2010, all that anyone could talk about was Anthony Ward and his latest trade in the cocoa market. Anthony's trading career in cocoa spanned 40 years and also includes 30 years of successful coffee and sugar trading. The reason I call Anthony the most famous cocoa trader of all time is because of a series massive physical trades he conducted from the 1990s through the first decade of the 21st century where he essentially cornered the market, earning rich profits and significant media attention. Anthony is a fascinating individual for a lot of reasons, but what struck me was his commitment to the fundamentals. Anthony's best trades were made based on deep fundamental analysis, but more than that, an understanding of the connection between futures and physicals. In this episode he's going to tell us about his background, his philosophy, some of his biggest trades and where he sees the coffee and cocoa markets headed in the next few months. Ladies and gentlemen, without further adieu, Mr. Anthony Ward.

Thiago Marques Cazarini, the founder of one of the top coffee brokers based out of Brazil, and author of the no-nonsense Cazarini Report, delivers his take on the Brazil coffee market.

In this in-depth podcast, we cover a range of topics: specifics about the #coffee crop in Brazil, the surprising number for the past and current crops, as well as how his thinking on the 22 crop has changed. We also touch on the logistical situation, producer sentiment and outlook for the #BRL.

We conclude with price projections for 2022.

Welcome back to episode 2 of the Coffee Trading Academy podcast. This episode was recorded on October 7th with the famous Soft Commodity Researcher Steve Wateridge of Tropical Research Services. Now I do Steve's intro in the interview itself so I won't rehash that here, but we cover a lot of ground...from how Steve got into the business and what it takes to be a crop forecasting guru to some key origins like of course Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia, and we even touch some more controversial topics like the role of hedge funds, the trade and market manipulation. So this is a great episode and I hope you enjoy it, without further adieu: Steve Waterdige of Tropical Research.