Background: The coffee industry is one of the most important world supply chains, with an estimated consumption of two … billion cups daily, making it the most consumed beverage worldwide. Coffee beans are primarily grown in tropical countries …, with Brazil accounting for almost 50% of the production. The objective of this study is to examine the Brazilian trade …

Brazil, the world's largest coffee exporter, encouraged efforts in the 1960s to form the International Coffee Agreement … in producing countries. This paper analyzes the effects of rent seeking in Brazil. The Brazilian Institute of Coffee (IBC … (ICA), which restricted total coffee exports via country export quotas. The quotas led to significant domestic quota rents …