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Central America Harvest Report 2021
The latest harvest promises to be a fine vintage for Central American coffees. It's a year that producers will remember. Why? Download the report to find out. Keep yourself up to date with origin news and understand the conditions in which your coffees are being grown. This harvest report was produced in partnership with farmers and summarises interviews conducted with 10 growers about the status of the harvest.
published almost 3 years ago- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
Colombia Harvest Report 2021
Colombia is the third-largest producer of coffee in the world and the largest producer of washed Arabica. The country is also a strong producer of specialty coffee. Currently, up to 40% of the country’s exports are traded as specialty translating into better prices for growers. Algrano has developed a strong network of partners in Colombia during multiple visits of our team to the country. Find out how producers faced COVID in 2020 and 2021 by reading our latest report and know how the weather impacted on quality.
published about 3 years ago- Colombia
Ethiopia Harvest Report 2021
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee and the 5th largest coffee producing country in the world. A year of good weather brought the harvest forward and favoured flowerings and cherry development, filling them with sugars and yielding great coffees. Our Q Grader Veronika Kečkéšová described the new offers as "juicier, cleaner and brighter". Download the harvest report to learn more about this year’s crop.
published over 3 years ago- Ethiopia
Harvest report Mexico - Oaxaca 2020
Coffee production in Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, comes mainly from smallholder farms. The plots of local growers are on average much smaller than the ones located at the neighbouring states of Veracruz and Chiapas. The distances between farms also make it hard for producers to organize themselves.
published almost 4 years ago- Mexico
Harvest report Mexico - Veracruz 2020
The quality of Mexican coffee can be spectacular. To understand where the quality comes from, we will now introduce you to two coffee areas and the producers we visited this year, starting with Veracruz.
published almost 4 years ago- Mexico
Harvest report El Salvador 2020
All Central American countries showed a downward trend in production this season and El Salvador is no exception, as our team learned during our visit to Central America this February.
published about 4 years ago- El Salvador
Cut in half: what is behind the production losses in Copán’s highlands
The Honduran Discoveries starts on March 16th with 10 lots from Co-operativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada (or simply Capucas). Looking for better prices after a particularly difficult harvest, Capucas is investing in anaerobic fermentation and dingle-farm coffees. Read our blog to understand how they are fighting against all odds to deliver exceptional coffee.
published about 4 years ago- Honduras
Harvest report - Guatemala 2020
Overall, suppliers estimate that the 2019/2020 crop is down by around 20% to 25%.
published about 4 years ago- Guatemala
Harvest report - Honduras 2020
This month, three members of the algrano team have been travelling to the Western part of Honduras, a country where more than 10% of the people live off the coffee supply chain.
published about 4 years ago- Honduras
Ethiopia trip report: elections, a new minimum price and big fat cherry prices
This has been a very good season for farmers with high prices encouraging growers. We cupped excellent coffees from our partners who maintain a superb quality standard.
published about 4 years ago- Ethiopia
Peru Discoveries Origin Report 2019
Peru is the 4th largest coffee producer in Latin America at 4 million bags, the largest Fairtrade, and 2nd-largest organic coffee producer and exporter.
published over 4 years ago- Peru