tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post1949949861496809055..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Maracaibo does not need your coffeeDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-9599032810451400442012-12-19T16:45:09.352+01:002012-12-19T16:45:09.352+01:00Where can I buy Venezuelan Coffee beans in Montrea...Where can I buy Venezuelan Coffee beans in Montreal? Thanks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-40870477319292456012012-06-26T18:45:30.811+02:002012-06-26T18:45:30.811+02:00Fui trabajador de Café Venezuela, S.A., he visto a...Fui trabajador de Café Venezuela, S.A., he visto algunos de los comentarios hechos por camaradas y personas que intereso esta nota...la verdad es que el presidente de Café Venezuela ha mentido con esta información, el no es mas de los muchos corruptos escondidos en la revolución..les recuerdo que la planta principal de esta empresa queda en el estado Trujillo, Venezuela, la persona que inicio en 2003 esta planta y a pura eficiencia con una inyección muy poca fue la Ing. Alida Moreno con nosotros..Luego levanto la planta de Barquisimeto que pertenecía Corporación Venezolana Agraria, que estaba en quiebra, claro la dirigía gente de Elías jagua .el vice presidente de Venezuela, para ese entonces ministro de la cartera agrícola. En ese momento café Venezuela era del ministerio de agricultura y tierras, luego ella saco adelante esa planta de cva en Barquisimeto, recuerdo que Chávez hizo un a lo presidente en Bo****, para hablar de Café Venezuela y ninguno de nosotros pudo entrar al acto, claro Elías jagua se encargo que el se saliera con gloria como triunfo del cuando en verdad había quebrado cva café en Barquisimeto..a la postre quebró la corporación agraria.. Coincidencia no es...Este señor Fidel Ferrer miente vayan a Trujillo y se enteran de la verdad..Bueno hasta el punto que ella una persona que demostró con hechos eficiencia fue vulgarmente apartada inescrupulosamente por la gente de Elías jagua cuando en 2010 formaron la nueva corporación. Hoy día Venezuela importa más grano claro para ellos es lucrativo los negocios de importación por las comisiones en los negocios. Hoy día café Venezuela produce menos de lo que estima proyección que venía desde 2008. Café Venezuela sobrevive con créditos de la banca..También los han malgastado. Tienen de gerente general a un corrupto inhabilitado políticamente por Asamblea Nacional el señor Walter D”Orazio que participo en diferentes actos de corrupción con el pasado ex gobernador del estado que resulto ser un escuálido...Bueno hay les dejo eso mientras que los caficultores venezolanos abandona la siembra...claro Elías jagua quiere es importar coincidencia que Café Venezuela, este adscrita a la vicepresidencia y no a su ministerio natural…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-11957021232845780012012-03-30T16:06:18.896+02:002012-03-30T16:06:18.896+02:00I am reading your blog in Vail, Colorado. Having e...I am reading your blog in Vail, Colorado. Having experienced Margarita, Aragua, Guarico, Rio Chico, and many other beautiful places in Venezuela as a child, I long to share them with my wife and children. Regretfully, I cannot risk their welfare and travel to Venezuela only when extremely necessary, child's baptism. <br /><br />I am not Venezuelan, but have always always been proud to say I grew up there. I am saddened now to hear that it would be safer to vacation in Medellin than Caracas. <br /><br />I pray for a safe election.joenativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333348546530449411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-87219906715624377122012-03-29T16:26:17.900+02:002012-03-29T16:26:17.900+02:00What?!?!? Details, please!What?!?!? Details, please!AIOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-44968431040777713902012-03-27T00:48:02.831+02:002012-03-27T00:48:02.831+02:00Venezuela is truly the land of Grace. It is soon t...Venezuela is truly the land of Grace. It is soon to be blessed with Cuban ice cream. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/world/americas/coppelia-popular-cuban-ice-cream-headed-to-venezuela.html?_r=1&hp" rel="nofollow">Chávez Strengthens Cuban Ties With Plan for Ice Cream Factory.</a> Undoubtedly the ice cream will come from the descendants of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubre_Blanca" rel="nofollow">Ubre Blanca,</a> a.k.a. Wonder Cow.Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-68673643762942042012012-03-26T21:07:06.647+02:002012-03-26T21:07:06.647+02:00In reply to "Maracaibo Doesn't Need Your ...In reply to "Maracaibo Doesn't Need Your Coffee, Frank Sinatra sings <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3MqmV47Lq8" rel="nofollow">The Coffee Song.</a> One comment in a humorous tone: while the song says there is no tea in Brazil,southern Brazil has a lot of yerba mate.[Canarias brand, for example.]<br /><br />My favorite coffee was in Guatemala- from the farm's own trees. No comparison to what is in the store.I imagine that Happy Coffee is as good, if consumed nearby.<br /><br />Re Castro and sugar cane. In 1970 Fidel had a big campaign to harvest 10 million tons- which fell short by a million and a half tons. The slogan for the campaign was "Diez Millones Van." [Ten million on the way.] In looking at 50 years of Castro rule, the motto could also be, "Diez Millones Van- a Miami si Pueden." Last I checked, sugar production in Cuba was around 4-5 million tons.Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-10843684990351393572012-03-25T16:59:35.090+02:002012-03-25T16:59:35.090+02:00O.T. JVR just mentioned you on his TV show.
Congra...O.T. JVR just mentioned you on his TV show.<br />Congrats Daniel they are talking about youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-55557449230528313862012-03-25T10:58:04.064+02:002012-03-25T10:58:04.064+02:00I doubt it is a coincidence that Chavez arrives in...I doubt it is a coincidence that Chavez arrives in Cuba at exactly the same time as the Pope will be in Cuba. I have a haunch that Chavez is making a rather large “contribution” to the Catholic Church (in gold) in order to buy<br />a blessing for himself and Fidel Castro. We shall see, but, I would bet on it.<br />And, I will never set foot in a Catholic Church again if this happens and I would urge others to consider doing likewise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-5364417266553479152012-03-25T05:55:30.093+02:002012-03-25T05:55:30.093+02:00The problem is quite a fews of Venezueleans still ...The problem is quite a fews of Venezueleans still believe that Thugo Chavez can turn rock into food with his magic after 12 long years under this regime.1979 Boat Peoplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54298474768180553732012-03-23T20:11:53.883+01:002012-03-23T20:11:53.883+01:00China already has the Bolivarian red t-shirt contr...China already has the Bolivarian red t-shirt contract until 2040. Chavez set the exchange at 1 barrel Vzla crude = 1 medium red t-shirt in 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91596390441880110682012-03-23T20:08:35.226+01:002012-03-23T20:08:35.226+01:00Chavez is following Castro. Castro forced the gro...Chavez is following Castro. Castro forced the growing of sugar cane and ruined virtually all agricultural production in Cuba. Chavez is on track to destroy Venezuelan agriculture. Just threats and time will stop the remaining good farms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-50259533298450461722012-03-22T14:39:57.157+01:002012-03-22T14:39:57.157+01:00Anonymous, I'm not going to dispute either mot...Anonymous, I'm not going to dispute either motivation. However, it seems like for the first one, there are far, far simpler methods. Second one, too, though adding layers of confusion creates additional incentives to quickly cut through the red tape. The only problem is, it seems to create incentives for sellers/buyers to pay the bribe to someone other than who made the policy. So I don't see the purpose there.<br /><br />Daniel, I read you like a book. (Maybe like a book written in Romanian.)AIOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-36843967082047644372012-03-22T02:21:11.119+01:002012-03-22T02:21:11.119+01:00There is a very popular Montreal coffee shop and b...There is a very popular Montreal coffee shop and bistro owned by Venezuelans that is called "Café République". I think they sell (or used to sell) Venezuelan coffee.<br /><br />When I was a coffee drinker I bought my Venezuelan coffee in "La vieille Europe" on St. Laurent. I could also find vzlan coffee in "La Brulerie St. Denis". I have not drank coffee for twelve years now, so I don't know much about the current trendy places, but surely they could start on those that I mentioned. Coffee is still very popular here.Brunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849365409552756232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-49554206246621432712012-03-21T18:15:21.029+01:002012-03-21T18:15:21.029+01:00"Not to say I don't believe you, just tha..."Not to say I don't believe you, just that I cannot fathom the minds that invented these processes."<br /><br />It' isn't hard to guess the reasons: (1) to hassle any company so that the "evil oligarchs ™" that own it give up and either leave the country or give the government reasons to expropriate. And (2) to maximize the number of chavista loyals involved in the bureaucratic process so everyone can get some extortion money while they wait for the expropriation to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-31158507020105680142012-03-21T17:33:44.069+01:002012-03-21T17:33:44.069+01:00Seems like the only solution is to cut down the co...Seems like the only solution is to cut down the coffee trees and open up a red t-shirt cooperative.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-51743942468826233302012-03-21T16:10:51.128+01:002012-03-21T16:10:51.128+01:00Este nos amarga el café, por esto a votar todos el...Este nos amarga el café, por esto a votar todos el 7 de Octubre en contra de El, sino nos quedamos igualito a los cubanos, estoy leyendo La Habana sin Tacones de Maria Elena Lavaud, vale la pena que lo lean todos los venezolanos para saber lo que los espera si no votan.<br />La Maga LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-78896043888842101652012-03-21T16:07:23.149+01:002012-03-21T16:07:23.149+01:00Well, Bruni, I am sure that if Happy Coffee could ...Well, Bruni, I am sure that if Happy Coffee could do it they would be delighted to furnish in exclusivity your café in Montreal. Maybe in 2013? start scouring for locations...Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-76374200172637136862012-03-21T16:05:54.553+01:002012-03-21T16:05:54.553+01:00HC, you got me! I was wondering if anyone would p...HC, you got me! I was wondering if anyone would pick it up :) Bruni almost did but she was too dazzled by my name choices ;)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-84737227640745647152012-03-21T14:55:40.733+01:002012-03-21T14:55:40.733+01:00This story is almost deja vu for me. Actually, a f...This story is almost deja vu for me. Actually, a friend had a small place in mountains and had 125 trees..anyway, they sold it (very cheap) couple of years ago. They left for several reasons-crime was number 1,but they were also expecting to be expropriated..<br />Anyway, I felt sad because I hate to see the small farmers quit their businesses...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-6317649790090410852012-03-21T14:49:44.076+01:002012-03-21T14:49:44.076+01:00The whole craziness goes much further than agricul...The whole craziness goes much further than agriculture.<br /><br />For those of us in the tourism industry we are watching the decay of a vibrant market that in past years brought thousands of foreign tourists to Margarita. That flow has dried up into a trickle. In the good times many posadas & hotels were built with the expectation of continued growth. Many of them now sit empty for most of the year.<br /><br />We can't survive on a national market that at most accounts for just 10 or 12 weeks per year and doesn't fill all the available rooms.<br /><br />For more than 20 years we never had less than 90% occupancy in February - this year it was 30%. I can tell how bad things are just by the volume of searches on Google for key terms related to Margarita that have dropped dramatically in the last 2 years.<br /><br />The few foreign travelers that do arrive tend to be "budget" travelers. Nothing wrong with that except they now have to break the law to get Bs. at a rate that allows them to continue to consider that it is a "budget" location. If they had to use Bs. at the official rate we would be more expensive than Aruba. Heaven help them if they didn't arrive with US$ in cash and have to use their debit or credit cards. Even with black market Bs. they still complain that things are expensive.<br /><br />The country is broken and needs to be fixed quickly or we are going to see a major collapse in the tourism market here on the Island that will affect everyone connected with the industry.Island Canucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-30712371228987310792012-03-21T14:47:11.396+01:002012-03-21T14:47:11.396+01:00Very interesting story Daniel, you should publish ...Very interesting story Daniel, you should publish more of those because they show how screwed the system is.<br /><br />BTW, you should consider a career in publicity marketing, those product names were pretty catchy. Here are some slogans: "Happy coffee for happy hour","There is no coffee like Happy Coffee". I think that if I ever open a coffee shop, I'll name it "Happy Coffee"!<br /><br />Even in Spanish: "Tómate tu Café Feliz"...Brunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849365409552756232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-35746915843121861792012-03-21T14:30:02.731+01:002012-03-21T14:30:02.731+01:00Pathetic. Unbelievable. Not to say I don't be...Pathetic. Unbelievable. Not to say I don't believe you, just that I cannot fathom the minds that invented these processes. They don't make sense on basically any level whatsoever. Expropriation makes more sense, because it assures you something today even as you screw up tomorrow. This plan just screws up tomorrow with nothing in return.<br /><br />By the way, is there a reason you picked HC as the initials of your two companies? Is there a political allegory here as well?<br /><br />And Tejano, kudos for bringing in Tom Lehrer. If this were a song of his, it would all make sense. Maybe the Socialism Tango? Not sure you'd have to change another word.AIOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-15663124100841098422012-03-21T14:05:42.633+01:002012-03-21T14:05:42.633+01:00Quite Frankly Kepler, we've been importing bla...Quite Frankly Kepler, we've been importing black beans since I can remember. I'll never forget going to the port and seeing 50KG sacks of Black Beans, from Michigan USA no less, being unloaded onto waiting trucks. This was in 1983. However, your point and Daniel's is super valid of course.<br /><br />As for Oranges, if they are imported from anywhere it would be from Brazil and not the US, which imports TONS of OJ Concentrate from Brazil.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982740239261883042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-39289604708894267702012-03-21T11:15:43.106+01:002012-03-21T11:15:43.106+01:00Daniel, eso no es nada.
Venezuela is importing bl...Daniel, eso no es nada.<br /><br />Venezuela is importing black beans. Black beans! You drop black beans on your path in Venezuela and when you go back you see the plant growing, literally.<br />And we import black beans from Nicaragua now. Venezuela was producing as much coffee as Colombia in 1910.<br /><br />I think the food import is much more than 50%+, but then it is harder to get reliable numbers in Venezuela now than in 1770. One of my cousins used to grow oranges, Valencia oranges...there is no point now because of the currency exchange and other stuff: better to import oranges from El Impeeeerio.<br /><br />To compare, look at an umbrella site from Flemish farmers:<br /><br />http://www.vlam.be/index_en.phtml<br />The data in English is just a tiny bit compared to what they have there in Dutch (logically, as it is primarily for the internal market). Farming makes less than 2% of Belgium's GDP.<br /><br />Flanders is one of the most densely populated regions on Earth.<br /><br />Es para llorar, Venezuela, no?Keplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-3954216127963816802012-03-21T10:34:59.383+01:002012-03-21T10:34:59.383+01:00So now Happy Coffee have to behave like drug deale...So now Happy Coffee have to behave like drug dealers pretty much, walk softly, don't attract attention, sell it on the corner.<br /><br />"Psst buddy!, wanna buy some coffee?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982740239261883042noreply@blogger.com