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Who Are Mandalay Coffee Group & Shwe Taung Thu?
Understand how important these two producer groups are for the specialty coffee sector in Myanmar and get the latest harvest update.
published- Myanmar
What the Ethiopian 2022 Market Paradox Means for Roasters
International prices crashed but local cherry prices are slow to follow. Understand why this is happening and how this will affect the production of fully washed Ethiopian coffee.
published- Ethiopia
Costa Rican Farmers Get Ready For "Hardest Season in Years"
The country will produce more coffee this year. But that won’t redeem the crash in prices. With strong competition for Costa Rican coffee, roasters must contract before the season is over.
published- Costa Rica
Green Coffee Harvest News August 2022
Read Algrano's market overview with a deep dive into the upcoming origins: Bolivia, Ecuador, Uganda, Tanzania and Indonesia.
published- Indonesia
- Uganda
- Ecuador
- Tanzania
- Bolivia
Harvest News May 2022
Learn about what's happening in Brazil, Rwanda, Peru, Colombia and Indonesia and get ready to source great coffees!
published- Brazil
- Colombia
- Indonesia
- Peru
- Rwanda
Ethiopia and Central America Overview 2021-2022
Ethiopian millers are paying the highest ever prices for cherries and Central American co-operatives are fighting tooth and nail to secure supply against aggressive multinational traders. Download the free report to know more from your partners at origin!
published- Ethiopia
- Mexico
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
The impact of frost and drought on Brazilian coffee in 2021
Brazil has faced severe drought since September 2020. This led to higher percentages of malformed beans and screen sizes below 16. Selection and dry-milling will keep defects from reaching roasters but have reduced farms’ productivity.
published- Brazil
Harvest news - June 2021
The market is in a moment of transition from a wave of panic and uncertainty to more optimism and stability. The current unpredictability was caused mainly by the reduced Brazilian crop (which has just started), the protests in Colombia and the global container shortage. These factors led to a surge in speculation, further increased due to the depreciation of the American dollar and the subsequent increase in the purchasing of coffee futures by funds and investors. Get up to speed, learn more on what's happening in the producing countries with our new Harvest News summary - a collection of quick origin facts bringing you the hottest information from the fields.
publishedCentral 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- 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- 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- 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- Mexico