Supply Chain & Export
is direct trade really more profitable or more difficult?
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it's been two years with the traditional exporter and the last year to try direct trade to some cooperative in Indonesia. Honestly, it's mixed up.
The price could have been lower because it cut a few intermediaries. The traditional chain can be 5-6 hands before it gets to roaster, farmers get $1.20 a pound but Zroaster pays $2.80.
But what's not told in all the articles about direct trade: documentation becomes its own responsibility, logistics becomes its own responsibility, quality consistency is also its own responsibility. If there's a problem in the Shipment, there's no intermediary to blame or ask for compensation.
For the longest time in direct trade, which part was the most difficult set up in the beginning?
The price could have been lower because it cut a few intermediaries. The traditional chain can be 5-6 hands before it gets to roaster, farmers get $1.20 a pound but Zroaster pays $2.80.
But what's not told in all the articles about direct trade: documentation becomes its own responsibility, logistics becomes its own responsibility, quality consistency is also its own responsibility. If there's a problem in the Shipment, there's no intermediary to blame or ask for compensation.
For the longest time in direct trade, which part was the most difficult set up in the beginning?
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