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08 September 2010

Beverage Service Industry Glossary
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Late Season (Ancillary Products)
The varieties harvested in spring are shipped as fresh fruit and processed into canned single strength juice, chilled juice and frozen concentrate, eg Valencia.

LEAFY (Tea - Dry Leaf Description)
Usually Orthodox manufacture leaf tending to be large for the classification

LIFFE (Coffee Market)
London International Financial Futures Exchange.

LIGHT (Tea - Dry Leaf Description)
Particles light in weight and of poor density, sometimes flakey

LIGHT (Tea - Liquors)
Lacking colour and body

LIQUIDATE (Coffee Market)
A position is liquidated when a trader who is “long” sells an equivalent contract or a trader who is “short” buys an equivalent contract.

LOCALS (Coffee Market)
Exchange members who trade on their own account.

LONG (Coffee Market)
(Buyer) Holding contracts for acceptance of a commodity at a future date. (See short)

LONG LIFE (Ancillary Products)
UHT

LOT (Coffee Market)
Commodity markets trade in units called “lots” in London a “lot” of coffee is 5 tonnes Robusta.  In New York a “lot” is 37,500 Ibs Arabica equal to approximately 250 bags.

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