1.   And always buy whole beans that you grind at home in small batches.

2.   At the same time, London-based traders said that some processors had canceled orders for cocoa, hoping to buy beans more cheaply at the ICCO auction.

3.   Earlier this summer, Cargill bought Brazilian beans to avert shortages in its southeastern U.S. processing plants.

4.   Federal officials said Lavy told them he had bought his beans by mail from a woman in Oregon.

5.   It is best to buy beans packaged in sealed glass, and to store them only six months to a year.

6.   Roasters, meanwhile, are hoping the frost speculation fades and prices retreat, allowing them to buy beans for less.

7.   Southeast Asia is also a coffee-growing region where the company buys beans, Behar noted.

8.   The best way to ensure rich, fresh-tasting coffee is to buy whole beans frequently and grind them just before brewing.

9.   The first step in a conversion seems to be to make good coffee in the old machines, even if executives must buy the beans themselves.

10.   Though China is one of the biggest soybean growers, it buys American beans, because they are higher in protein and richer in oil than homegrown beans.