On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 06:13:47 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:15:54 -1000, pure kona
> wrote:
>
>

>I've not tracked these things, but I recall coffee being very
>expensive a few years (15 to 20?) back. Then the price seemed to
>either come down or at least hold when everything else was going up.
>Coffee today for the mass market seems fairly cheap even if it is only
>11 ounces to the pound can. You can buy coffee in the fast food
>places and convenience stores, any size for a $1. They can only do
>that with cheap ingredients.
>
>Much of our food supply is now coming from third word counties and
>yes, I'm skeptical of the quality. The farms cannot be well policed
>even where regulations do exist. I think your situation is just like
>manufacturing in the US. Our regulations for pollution and safety are
>vastly stronger (and more costly) than most other countries. Many, if
>not most, consumers in this country put cheap ahead of value and buy
>by price.
>
>It would be nice to get the word out to support the American coffee
>farmer. I bet many of us don't even know they exist.

Thanks Ed. I agree with you. Most people want cheap. And yet some of
those same people have no qualms buying something at *$ for several
dollars but "good American coffee" can be had, including shipping for
less than a dollar-if you make it at home. Weird.

Again, our US government regulations keep us all safer and yes, it
does cost something to use higher quality materials from A to Z and to
have someone checking that it happens correctly. Oh well.

Thanks.

aloha,
Cea