How Much Should We Pay For Green Coffee?
Specialty coffee producers have raised serious concerns about how much they receive for their coffee. This is not surprising – numerous studies in different producing...
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How can we encourage more producers to grow specialty coffee?
Key takeaways Global specialty coffee demand is rising, pressuring producers to improve quality. Ageing farmer populations threaten the continuity of coffee production worldwide. Long-term buyer relationships enable producers to innovate and invest in farms. Direct trade and blockchain platforms help producers access fairer, wider markets. In its latest report, the USDA predicts that both global coffee production and consumption will reach record highs in 2025/26. Production is estimated at 178.8… read more
Key takeaways Global specialty coffee demand is rising, pressuring producers to improve quality. Ageing farmer populations threaten the continuity of coffee production worldwide. Long-term buyer relationships enable producers to innovate and invest in farms. Direct trade and blockchain platforms help… read more
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How Can Blockchain Empower Coffee Producers?
Every time I open the tech section of my go-to news platform, blockchain is there. Banking, produce, charity, politics… it seems like there’s nothing this...
Blockchain & Coffee: No, You Don’t Need Bitcoin
Blockchain could transform the coffee industry with new levels of transparency. For the first time, farmers, traders, roasters, and consumers can be fully aware of...
Rethinking The C Price: Should We Change How We Price Coffee?
Coffee is sold at a price that has nothing to do with farmers’ living expenses. When the C price fell to a 12-year low in...
Award-Winning Coffees: What Goes On in a Green Quality Contest?
We often read about award-winning coffees with exceptional profiles being sold for high prices. But what does “award-winning” really mean? How do green coffee quality...
What Should We Have Learned From The 2001 Coffee Price Crisis?
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A Producer’s Guide to Preparing Coffees For Export
You’ve worked hard all year, carefully pruning, fertilizing, harvesting, processing, and drying your coffee. But the work doesn’t stop here: now you need to prepare...
Stop! Before You Take That Coffee Farm Photo, Read This
I remember clearly my first time at origin: as a long-time coffee lover from a non-producing country, meeting the people who farm my coffee and...
Examining coffee production costs across Latin America
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A Roaster’s Guide to Coffee Purchases & Budgeting
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How to Ensure Green Coffee Quality in Transit & Storage
After leaving the mill, coffee travels thousands of miles and through numerous hands before reaching the roaster. And across this journey, even small errors can...