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The FOB Price of Costa Rican Coffee in 2024 & How Much Producers Earn
Costa Rican coffee prices dip, colón strengthens 25%, 12.6% less harvest predicted. New fund aids struggling producers. Challenges include weather, labor shortages, and protests. Costa Rica prioritizes environmental sustainability.
published 2 months ago- Costa Rica
New Ethiopian Coffee Harvest: Price, Quality & What to Expect in 2024
New pricing initiatives, bank challenges affecting cherry prices, washed coffee shortages are expected. Algrano to collect samples in Jan for quicker processing.
published 5 months ago- Ethiopia
Algrano Market Trends Report 2023
Trusted by hundreds of coffee professionals, the report is an essential tool for producers and roasters interested in specialty coffee and direct trade.
published 5 months agoAlgrano's Impact Report 2022
Eight years after its first container, Algrano now releases a baseline report rating the impact of the company’s innovative direct trade model.
published about 1 year agoNew Seller Features
A collection of new features for sellers
published about 1 year agoUgandan Coffee: the Mount Elgon Farmers Giving Trees to Women & More
Mount Elgon’s region is one of the three major Arabica-producing areas in Uganda, next to the North-West and the South-West of the country. The extinct volcano, located on the border with Kenya, is home to two smallholder cooperatives that are now Verified Sellers on Algrano.
published over 1 year ago- Uganda
Why roasters are choosing to be price takers
As defining “fair prices” for coffee remains elusive, specialty roasters are targeting power imbalances in sourcing to ensure better pay for farmers. Learn why roasters are choosing to become price takers and find resources to guide your pricing decisions.
published almost 2 years agoAlgrano Market Trends Review 2022
The new Algrano Market Review highlights the stabilising effect of long-term relationships on coffee supply and prices with more than 60% of surveyed coffee roasters and producers wanting to invest more in direct trade practices in 2022.
published about 2 years agoWhat if women ruled the supply chain?
Learn about Equal Origin's Gender Equity Index, Grounds for Empowerment's female producer business skills workshops, Gente del Futuro's coffee skills trainee program and Bean Voyage's informal networks and positive masculinity workshops. The best part is that you can get involved in all these projects! How? Watch the recording to find out...
published about 2 years ago- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Tanzania
- Kenya
Your Guide to Sourcing and Selling Green Coffee Directly
Download the guide to learn. Producers: about buyers’ needs and how to make offers they can’t resist. Roasters: find out how to communicate and plan, build direct relationships, and access the best lots that never make it to the offer lists.
published over 2 years ago- Brazil
- Colombia
- Indonesia
- Ethiopia
- India
- Mexico
- Guatemala
- Peru
- Honduras
- Uganda
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Ecuador
- Tanzania
- Kenya
- Rwanda
- Bolivia
Talk about coffee fermentation with Lucia Solis
What is fermentation? What is intrinsic flavour? Are there flavours that are "painted onto" coffee? Mill consultant and fermentation specialist with a background in winemaking Lucia Solis answer these questions and more. In this webinar, Lucia covers anaerobic fermentation redundancy, intrinsic versus extrinsic flavours, microbial precursors and microbial origins.
published over 2 years agoCropster & Algrano Series Episode 2
Storytelling is one of the most effective ways for buyers and sellers to build strong and transparent relationships. However, who owns and controls these stories and narratives has often been one-sided. In our second webinar with Algrano we are joined by Philip Schallberger of Kaffeemacher and Diego Robelo of Aquiares Costa Rica to hear some terrific stories and discuss the importance of owning your narrative to empower your presence across the supply chain.
published over 2 years ago- Costa Rica