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Switzerland plans to cancel the emergency storage of coffee because it is not necessary for life support.

Published: 2026-03-17 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/03/17, Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please follow coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) Switzerland announced on the 10th a plan to abolish the decades-old emergency reserve system for coffee beans, because relevant authorities have previously announced that coffee beans are not essential for human survival, but opposition is brewing. The Swiss government says the national economy supplies federal offices.

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Switzerland announced on the 10th a plan to abolish the decades-old emergency reserve system for coffee beans, as relevant authorities have previously announced that coffee beans are not essential for human survival, but opposition is brewing.

The Swiss government says the National Economic supply Federal Office (Federal Office for National Economic Supply) has determined that coffee is not essential for survival. Coffee has few calories and makes no real contribution, from a physiological point of view to nutritional maintenance.

Instant coffee maker Nestle, as well as other importers, roasters and retailers, have been stockpiling raw coffee beans in accordance with the law.

The emergency reserve system, established during World War I and World War II, was used by the Swiss government in case of war, natural disasters and epidemics.

The government announced the plan on the 10th and consulted the public that the obligation to store coffee according to content will end by the end of 2022, when company operators are free to reduce inventory.

With regard to the cancellation of the coffee storage plan, a final decision is scheduled for November.

At present, 15 companies in Switzerland, including Nestl é, store coffee in accordance with the law, with a total of about 15,300 tons, enough for three months of consumption in Switzerland.

However, not everyone wants to see Switzerland's coffee storage strategy cancelled.

The Swiss Reserve Board (Reservesuisse), which is headquartered in Bern and oversees Swiss grain stocks, asked the federal office to reconsider the bill last year.

The Reserve Bureau said that of the 15 operators who implemented compulsory storage, 12 wanted to continue, believing that the current system would help maintain the supply chain.