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...
baca laporan IPCC 2022 kemarin, ada bagian yang ngomongin kemungkinan 50% lahan arabika yang sekarang feasible bakal gak layak lagi buat tanam kopi di 2050. angka itu gede banget kalau dipikir-pikir...
Rainforest Alliance sekarang punya 1.3 juta lebih farm tersertifikasi globally setelah merge dengan UTZ di 2018. premium yang bisa diklaim itu sekitar $0.20-0.30 per pound di atas harga pasar...
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...
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...
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...
Longer routes with multiple transshipment points look normal in schedules now, but some traders say each extra handover increases uncertainty on timing and condition. Are transshipment-heavy routes...
I keep hearing about more shared container and group import structures for smaller roasters. It gives access to origin without forcing one company to take a full volume alone. Is this model now...
A few exporters told me small mixed-lot business is becoming less attractive because one complicated shipment can create too much paperwork, checking, correction, and follow up. Is this starting to...
Forward contracts still help planning, but lately some market moves are so sharp that both buyers and sellers look more nervous than before. Is forward buying now feeling riskier even when both sides...
It sounds boring compared with cup quality, but bad document accuracy can slow shipments, create customs questions, and damage trust very quickly. Is clean documentation now becoming a real...
I hear more companies talk about warehouse position, not just warehouse price. Being close to port can save time, control humidity risk, and make release smoother. Is destination warehousing now...
Live tracking tools are everywhere now, but many people still complain the ETA keeps moving and real confidence is not better. Has shipment tracking become more visible but not necessarily more...
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...
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...
My confusion with writing buying contracts that avoid quality disputes is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear...
Recently I have been discussing multi-origin container planning with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole workflow. I...
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...
I want to hear real field experience about buyers asking for deeper farmer detail. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some people...
My confusion with value of pre-shipment lab reports 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 conclusions...