I have been buying Indonesian coffee through local importer here in Korea for 3 years. mostly Sumatra Mandheling and some Flores lot. the quality is good but margin from importer is high and I lose...
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...
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...
banyak brand sekarang nempel QR code di packaging dan klaim "100% traceable farm to cup". tapi pas dicek, yang bisa diverifikasi itu biasanya cuma sampai level cooperative atau mill, bukan ke petani...
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...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Packaging choice is starting to be a brand trust issue, not only logistics issue i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them...
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. Destination warehouse conditions are still too invisible in many buying conversations 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...
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...
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...
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...
I want to hear real field experience about buyer use of traceability detail. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some people around me...
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...