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The fungus has swept through coffee fields from Mexico to Panama, where some of the world's rarest and most expensive beans are grown.
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Roya is making some of the world's most desired coffee beans scarcer and driving up their prices.
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But jelly bean fans are not indiscriminate, most often seeking out the red beans, in particular the cherry and strawberry flavored gummy treats.
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Most farmers will have to sow alien beans for a season at least, and they may get lower prices for the result.
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Even better, while the beans simmered in a pot for most of the afternoon, a hard-working woman like my great-granny could get back to washing clothes, canning, gardening and looking after the children.
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Vanessa's stuffed zucchini with meatballs evoked memories of how her own Italian grandmother used to cook, while my freshly made rigatoni with a white ragout of small sausage meatballs, cannellini beans and rosemary was by far the most memorable pasta experience I had in Emilia-Romagna.
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Most cocoa farmers have never tasted chocolate, and produce cocoa beans without any idea of how they will be used, says Timothy Childs, Tcho's founder.
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Most still work in the fields, cultivating corn, coffee and beans.
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Most cafes use Mexican coffee from Chiapas or Veracruz and also sell the beans, which vary by strength and are often organic.
BBC: Guadalajara on a plate
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Although Brazil enjoys a big overall trade surplus with China, most of its exports are of commodities (mainly iron ore, soya beans and crude oil).
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Currently, soy-protein isolate soy beans processed to remove carbohydrates and fat is the most common ingredient added to boost protein content in foods not naturally rich in the nutrient.
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