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Houston is home to the major Roasting and Soluble
coffee plants in the United States. The city is completely open
to international trade, for the Port of Houston is the first port
in the U.S. in foreign tonnage, second in total tonnage, and 10th
worldwide in total tonnage.
Houston's designation as a green coffee exchange
port provides a flavorful blend of business incentives, enterprising
opportunities and economic enhancements. Folgers, Maxwell Coffee
House, Starbucks, and other traders are directly or indirectly involved
in the coffee industry; all have a big impact on the Houston coffee
market.
Many African, Latin American, Asian and European
countries have been visiting the Port of Houston as well as elected
officials from the city of Houston for the only purpose of generating
trade between the city of Houston and those countries.
Houston has developed a reputation as a business
friendly port. When given a choice of U.S. ports, international
traders choose the Port of Houston more often than any other port.
That’s why the Port of Houston remains the nation’s
largest port in terms of foreign tonnage. No other U.S. port has
a better relationship with Latin American countries. They are also
the major coffee growing nations of the world.
For more information:
• The Houston
Coffee Association's Web site
• PHA Fact Sheet: Coffee
Port Designation
• PHA Press Release: Java
Deliveries Move Port of Houston to #1 (05-22-06)
• PHA Press Release: Delivering
Java and Jobs to Stimulate the Houston Port Region's Economy
(08-30-06)
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