Vietnam is the world's second-biggest coffee producer after Brazil and the biggest grower of robusta. Most of it comes from the Central Highlands, around provinces like Dak Lak and Lam Dong, and nearly all of it is robusta. When that harvest is big, the price of robusta falls, and with it the cost of instant coffee and of the Italian-style espresso blends that use it. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Robusta Harvest: How the Central Highlands Set the Price of Espresso Blends