Colombia to examine selling coffee at its own price.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Colombia, the world's top producer of washed arabica, will look into selling its harvest at a price which covers production costs, without being tied to the New York market price, the national coffee federation said on Tuesday.

The federation has long sounded the alarm about low prices, which leave many growers operating at a loss, making the case to large coffee buyers that they should ensure producers make a profit and asking the...