Navigating the coffee market has always been a complex exercise in managing risk carefully and precisely—and it’s never been an easy task. Market...
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A Quick Update On Peru
Peru is recognized worldwide for its ancient Incan ruins, its amazing gastronomy, beautiful diversity, and, in recent decades, for being one of the...
Ecuador: Small Country, Big Flavors
Quick—name the origins of the last 5 coffees you had from Central or South America. That list probably includes selections from countries like...
Sourcing Tips for 2021
In a blogpost that we published in late spring of 2020 titled “Actions Roasters and Buyers Can Take in a Time of Uncertainty” our Chief Coffee...
Trends That Will Likely Continue In 2021
Virtual events, like our cupping event with Ikawa, were a popular way for the coffee industry to stay connected.From the way we drink coffee, to how...
Harvesting Under Quarantine: One Co-op's Creative Approach
FCC's organic fertilizer plant providing farmers access to high-quality fertilizer while under quarantine.
For the vast majority of coffee farmers,...
Chiapas: A Resurgence in Mexican Coffee
For coffee farmers in Mexico, recent years have not been easy. While coffee leaf rust—known in Spanish as La Roya—began decimating coffee production...
Guatemalan women’s group offers ingenuity, inspiration
Earlier this month I traveled to Guatemala to visit a few of our partner cooperatives with my colleague Chabela Cerqueda, Sustainable Harvest®’s...
Investment results in year-round coffee for Colombian co-op
2017 update
I recently visited Federación Campesina del Cauca (FCC), a cooperative located high in the verdant, rolling hills of Cauca, Colombia....