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...
Freight cost still hurts, but lately I hear more traders complain about exchange rate movement eating margin faster than shipping itself. A deal can look okay on booking day and much thinner before...
payment terms di perdagangan kopi ekspor itu umumnya Net 60-90 hari dari tanggal shipment. artinya kalau kita ship di bulan Januari, payment baru masuk bulan Maret-April. sementara biaya produksi dan...
Recently I have been discussing paperwork that causes customs delays with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
Recently I have been discussing choosing first shipment size with a new importer with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the...
Recently I have been discussing sharing partial containers for coffee shipments with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the...
My confusion with insurance claims for green coffee shipments 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...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Trade-show sample strategy needs more discipline now that courier costs stay ugly on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one...
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...
I want to hear real field experience about handling container uncertainty for coffee shipments. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Logistics resilience is starting to matter as much as cupping quality in repeat business on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say...
My confusion with choosing a good freight forwarder for coffee import is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear...
awal 2024, Houthi mulai serang shipping di Laut Merah. dalam waktu singkat, sekitar 15-30% volume container global harus reroute lewat Cape of Good Hope. tambah 2-3 minggu transit, tambah biaya bahan...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Container sharing sounds efficient until quality responsibility gets blurry i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them survive...
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...
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...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Buyers ask for more backup samples because trust is thinner than before forum talk makes it sound...
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...
Ocean transit gets most attention, but some traders tell me customs and inspection delays now create the more unpredictable part. The vessel arrives, but cargo still does not move. Is customs...
udah dua tahun pakai traditional exporter dan satu tahun terakhir nyoba direct trade ke beberapa cooperative di Indonesia. jujur, hasilnya campur-campur. harga memang bisa lebih rendah karena motong...
