NYBOT Announces Update On Miami Licensed Coffee Warehouses

In a release dated October 27, 2005, the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) reported that inspectors had been asked to visit licensed stores in the Miami delivery point to determine the extent of any damage that may have occurred there as a result of Hurricane Wilma. The inspectors have completed their work, and have reported that no damage was found in stores of Econoline Storage Corp., Colmar Storage Company and RPM Warehouse LLC.

Minor damage was sustained at one store of International Coffee Warehouse of Miami, Store No. 7. The damage is expected to be repaired by the close of business on Monday, November 7, 2005. Eight (8) lots of certified coffee in the store sustained fresh water damage, and are subject to reconditioning.

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