1.   And, of course, I use only arabica beans, freshly ground.

2.   Blame poor harvests in Latin America and lean world inventories of the mild arabica beans preferred in the U.S.

3.   Most importantly, new supplies of the mild arabica bean specified for delivery by the exchange are coming from Colombia.

4.   Parana is the fourth largest coffee growing state in the country, and the third largest grower of the finer arabica beans.

5.   Some types of arabica beans will continue to bring a premium, thanks to growing demands for particular coffees.

6.   Some analysts said the shortage was triggered by commercial roasters replacing arabica beans with robusta beans when coffee prices soared last year.

7.   Some early harvesting has begun in Colombia, second to Brazil in coffee production, where higher-quality mild arabica beans favored by U.S. consumers are grown.

8.   Some early harvesting has begun in Colombia and in Central America, where higher-quality mild arabica beans favored in the U.S. are grown.

9.   The mild-flavored arabica beans grown in Colombia are favored by many coffee drinkers in the U.S.

10.   The states of Sao Paulo and Parana, the second and third-largest producers of arabica beans, are also suffering from the prolonged dry spell.