# The Single Rule That Made Global Coffee Trade Possible

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Podcast: [Global Trade with Fexingo: WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and International Commerce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813)
Published: 2026-07-07T19:55:41+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 97 of Global Trade with Fexingo dives into the rule that turned coffee from a local crop into a $200 billion global industry: the International Coffee Agreement's quota system. Lucas and Luna explore how export quotas stabilized prices for decades, why the system collapsed in 1989, and what that means for today's volatile market. They focus on the 1962 agreement's 'quota trigger' mechanism that adjusted supply based on world prices, using Colombia's Federación Nacional de Cafeteros as a case study. Listeners learn how one rule created the modern coffee trade—and why its legacy still haunts farmers in 2026. #CoffeeTrade #InternationalCoffeeAgreement #ExportQuotas #Colombia #FederacionNacionalDeCafeteros #GlobalCommodities #PriceStabilization #WTO #Economics #GlobalTrade #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TradeRules #SupplyManagement #DevelopingEconomies #CommodityMarkets #FairTrade #LatinAmerica Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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