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The Coffee Industry's Robusta Reckoning: Trends Shaping the Next Decade
Robusta’s strategic role is being reassessed through three separate forces: Canephora quality systems are becoming more formal, Arabica and Robusta supply conditions are diverging, and new research is correcting the idea that heat tolerance equals drought resilience. The market signal is diversification—not automatic replacement of Arabica.
Roasting High-Altitude Robusta: Profile Development for Cambodian Beans
High-altitude Robusta requires a different roasting approach than commodity Robusta — and also different from standard Arabica roasting protocols. For roasters sourcing Origin Coffee Cambodia (OCC.)'s Cambodian highland beans, understanding these differences is essential to delivering the quality the green bean is capable of.