Coffee Bean Industry

Does China Export Washed Robusta Coffee Beans?

March 16, 2026

A trader from Hamburg called me last month. He'd been buying Robusta from Vietnam for years. Standard stuff. But his…

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March 16, 2026

A buyer from Oslo called me last year. He'd been sourcing from Central America for a decade. Great coffee, reliable…

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March 16, 2026

A roaster from Vancouver called me last month. He'd requested samples from three Chinese suppliers. Two sent bags with no…

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March 16, 2026

A buyer from Sydney called me last month. He'd missed out on a limited batch from Costa Rica. Another roaster…

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March 16, 2026

A roaster from Chicago called me last week. He'd been roasting for 15 years—always commercial. Now he wanted to move…

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March 13, 2026

A buyer from Vancouver called me last year. He'd bought two lots from the same farm—same variety, same harvest week.…

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March 13, 2026

A buyer from Seattle called me last year. He'd heard about Yunnan coffee but never tried it. "Can it really…

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March 13, 2026

A buyer from London told me something I'll never forget. "Your coffee is good," he said. "But so is everyone's.…

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March 13, 2026

A distributor from Seattle called me last year. His warehouse was chaos. Pallets everywhere. Bags damaged from poor stacking. Workers…

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March 13, 2026

I will be honest with you. For years, I ignored Robusta. Like many specialty coffee people, I thought Robusta was…

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