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Submitted by Rick on Wed, 08/31/2005 - 10:12pm.
The Monterey Herald has the scoop on the potential affect of Katrina on the distribution of coffee in the U.S.:
Coffee roasters, who buy green coffee beans on the global market and roast them for grinding and consumption, said the Asian tsunami last year caused a spike in prices, but it dropped quickly.

"It dissipated rather quickly, and there is so much coffee in the world and so many places to ship it," said Lois Maffeo, a spokeswoman for Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters in Olympia, Wash. "My spine isn't tingling yet.
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