We believe quality goes beyond cupping scores. This is why we don’t set minimum scores for coffees to be offered on Algrano. The marketplace has seen 90+ Arabicas, coffees under 80 points and robustas, fine and commercial. However we do evaluate the quality of every single coffee uploaded to make sure they are clean, consistent and match the offer description. Producers also share their quality assessment with us so we can calibrate and with roasters. These are the discussions that create positive feedback loops and increase coffee quality in the long term. 

We have an amazing team of developers working backstage so that sellers can offer with ease and roasters can buy with confidence. We believe digital solutions can bring the two ends of the supply chain closer and make it more democratic and efficient in ways that would not be possible otherwise. This is why we have been investing large sums in communication and feedback features, inventory management and sourcing planning. Full stock visibility online is commonplace in many industries. Now, coffee is not lagging behind. And do we invest in blockchain? Not yet. We believe granting producers access to new markets is the priority.

The FOB price is always public for all coffees. We also display our freight costs and service fee. We encourage sellers to provide the farmgate price when possible. They will only be able to confirm their exact exporting costs when the sales period for a given container is closed and they know precisely how many bags are being exported. All sellers on Algrano are very open about the theme and happy to guide you through their systems. However, transparency should be a two-way street. We encourage roasters to feedback on the quality and share information back to producers. In this spirit, Algrano released a market research for producers in 2021. We have also been data donors for the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide since 2020.