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Welcome to the first episode of a five-part podcast series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast, hosted by Map It Forward founder, Lee Safar.

Returning to the podcast for the second time in 2025 are audience favourites, Felipe Croce from FAF Coffees in Brazil and Angel Barrera from Belco (in France), based in Colombia.

This series is a follow-up to the last time Felipe and Angel appeared on the podcast, at the beginning of 2025. At that time, the discussion was focused on the forces driving the coffee crisis and the expectations of the year ahead in coffee.

Now, as we head towards the final quarter of 2025, we revisit the topics we discussed in our last series, examining the realities of the state of the coffee supply chain and the status of the coffee crisis.

The 5 episodes in this series are:

1. 2025 Coffee Market So Far - https://youtu.be/9ogTc89Mw_o

2. Volatility in Global Coffee 2025 - https://youtu.be/sprQmYDJLww

3. Challenges at Coffee Origin in 2025 - https://youtu.be/IXzJ-Lwvhmc

4. Coffee Industry Consolidation - https://youtu.be/HlNePLOInHI

5. 18 Month Global Coffee Outlook - https://youtu.be/ouy150HDwGI

In this episode of this Map It Forward podcast, host Lee Safar teams up with coffee industry experts Felipe Croce and Angel Barrera to discuss the unforeseen and unprecedented events that have unfolded in the global coffee market during 2025.

They delve into how East Africa and Colombia diverged from market expectations, the effects of government-set prices in Ethiopia, and the rapid consumption of East African coffee inventories.

They also touch on the growing need for multilingual support in the coffee industry podcast and announce exciting changes coming to Map It Forward in 2026, including the introduction of advertisements.

This episode sets the stage for understanding the new chaotic normal in coffee production and trade, and prepares listeners for a deeper exploration of the driving forces behind this volatility in subsequent episodes.

Connect with Angel and Belco here:

https://www.belco.fr/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angel-barrera-8a0b2236/

https://www.instagram.com/koliafobiano/

https://www.instagram.com/belco.coffee/

Connect with Felipe and FAF here:

https://www.instagram.com/felipecroce/

https://www.instagram.com/fafcoffees/

https://fafbrazil.com/

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