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Coffee is a commodity that is grown, processed and shipped all over the world. Research coffee on the Internet (here is a good website to start with: http://www.ico.org). Please analyze and try to find data on the market for coffee to support your answers that should be addressed in APA style to the following questions:
What are the determinants of demand for coffee?
What economic events or changes will "shift" demand and supply curves, and separately "move" demand or supply along their respective curves?
What will be the resulting effect on equilibrium price?
Can you explain any of the historical coffee price fluctuations?
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Coffee is a commodity that is grown, processed and shipped all over the world. Research coffee on the Internet (here is a good website to start with: http://www.ico.org). Please analyze and try to find data on the market for coffee to support your answers that should be addressed in APA style to the following questions:
What are the determinants of demand for coffee?
The first determinant of demand is the price of coffee. If the price increases, the demand decreases. The second determinant of demand is the customer trends and tastes. If the people feel that it is fashionable to drink coffee, the demand for coffee increases. The third determinant of demand for coffee is the change in the income of people. With an increase in income of coffee drinkers the coffee drinkers use Arabica more than Robusta (Thurber , F, 2010),. The fourth determinant of demand for coffee is the supply of coffee. With a decrease in the supply of coffee, the prices tend to increase and the demand declines. Usually, poor ...
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