EU Deforestation Regulation mulai efektif Desember 2025 untuk operator besar, SME dikasih waktu sampai Juni 2026. sudah diundur sekali dari jadwal awal Desember 2024. artinya sekarang tinggal...
long story but want to share this because I hope someone can relate or give advice on how to handle. I found a supplier online about 8 months ago. they have professional english website, nice photos...
sudah tiga kali ini dalam setahun terakhir: sample yang dikirim sebelum deal itu cuppingnya solid, tapi waktu full shipment datang dan gue cup lagi, ada perbedaan yang cukup significant. bukan semua...
70-75% produksi kopi global itu berasal dari smallholder farmer dengan lahan kurang dari 5 hektar. angka ini dari ICO. tapi kalau kita lihat petani misalnya di Ethiopia dengan rata-rata income $1-3...
baru cobain Algrano beberapa bulan lalu. platformnya cukup clean, ada 500+ producers terdaftar dari berbagai origin, sekitar 200 roaster active sebagai buyer dari 50+ negara katanya. sebagian besar...
optimal storage untuk green coffee itu sekitar 12 bulan. setelah itu, mulai ada flavor degradation yang terasa, biasanya ke arah papery atau woody. tapi gw denger beberapa trader bilang kalau storage...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. FX volatility is breaking margin models that looked fine last quarter on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run looks...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Multi-origin planning is harder now that harvest timing feels less predictable forum talk makes it...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Buyers say they want transparency, then disappear when the real constraints show up on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise...
I want to hear real field experience about using local agents in destination markets. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some people...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Buyers want more origin proof and faster answers at the same time on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run looks...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Working-capital pressure is pushing even good operators into awkward terms forum talk makes it sound...
Recently I have been discussing renegotiating price after sharp exchange-rate moves with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the...
My confusion with shipping coffee samples for trade shows is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Ocean freight stopped being the only scary line item and finance teams have not adjusted forum talk...
My confusion with working capital pressure in coffee export is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Customs documentation errors are smaller now and somehow more expensive forum talk makes it sound...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Short-validity quotes are becoming normal because nobody trusts the next week on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run...
Recently I have been discussing origin warehousing outside the farm gate with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
I see many buyers still focus first on price discount, but one weak Incoterm decision can erase that saving very fast when there is delay, damage, or confusion at destination. Do Incoterm choices...