Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. These seeds are almost always called coffee beans. Coffee is the second most commonly traded commodity in the world (measured by monetary volume), trailing only petroleum, and the most consumed beverageIn total, 6.7 million tonnes of coffee were produced annually in 1998-2000, forecast to rise to 7 million tonnes annually by 2010. [http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y5143e/y5143e0v.htm FAO document repository - ''medium-term prospects for agricultural commodities; projections to the year 2010. Rome, Food and Argiculture Organisation of the United Nations, 2003. ISBN 9251050775. Coffee is a chief source of caffeine, a stimulant.

Etymology and history

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Coffee has its history back as far as the 9th century CE. It was said to originate from Ethiopia and spread to the rest of the world via Egypt and Europe. Over the ages, coffee has met both resistance and acceptance by many. It has played a crucial role in medicine, academia, and economy.

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I had to do it, I just drank coffee because I was draggin' at work...3 hours to go. o_O http://myloc.me/1nfox
Kristian_Torres (Kristian Torres) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:36 -0000
I had to do it, I just drank coffee because I was draggin' at work...3 hours to go. o_O http://myloc.me/1nfox
G'morning here's "come saturday morning " along with hot coffee :)@carlnat @sir_edward_ross @ambit @Flying_Ro... ♫ http://blip.fm/~fzn48
Thaiangel (Angie ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:32 -0000
G'morning here's "come saturday morning " along with hot coffee :)@carlnat @sir_edward_ross @ambit @Flying_Ro... ♫ http://blip.fm/~fzn48
@diskasan u should watch "coffee prince" is better than BBF (F4 poser), coffee prince's story is original & touching.. #korea-ing
recleo (Leonard R) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:28 -0000
@diskasan u should watch "coffee prince" is better than BBF (F4 poser), coffee prince's story is original & touching.. #korea-ing
Iced coffee from Dutch Bros. is the bomb. Oden over Duncan while I am writing this. Go Benjamin Button!
pdxstjohns (Matt Dodd) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:23 -0000
Iced coffee from Dutch Bros. is the bomb. Oden over Duncan while I am writing this. Go Benjamin Button!
@lyndakae fresh market is ridiculously expensive though.... but awesome. they have a great coffee selection.
Andrewols (Andrew Ols) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:20 -0000
@lyndakae fresh market is ridiculously expensive though.... but awesome. they have a great coffee selection.
@criewe FANTASTIC! Wayne Nelson still has his voice and they put on a great show. At the diner now having coffee and talkin' to Shannon.
dwfd46 (David Walters) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:20 -0000
@criewe FANTASTIC! Wayne Nelson still has his voice and they put on a great show. At the diner now having coffee and talkin' to Shannon.

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