Coffee Bean Industry

How to Compare Altitude Effects on Chinese Coffee vs Colombian Coffee?

April 20, 2026

I was on a cupping panel last year. A well-known roaster from Portland put down his spoon and said, "This…

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April 17, 2026

I had a client once—a big hotel chain in Australia. They loved our Yunnan Arabica. But they had a problem.…

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April 17, 2026

I once sent a container of Grade 1 Arabica to a roaster in Seattle. He called me complaining. Not about…

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April 17, 2026

I received an email last month that made my stomach drop. A potential buyer—someone like you, Ron—wrote me a single…

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April 17, 2026

I have a confession. I used to be a coffee snob. Before I owned this farm, I was a buyer…

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April 17, 2026

I lost a major account three years ago. A boutique hotel chain. They loved the coffee. The price was right.…

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April 17, 2026

Let me share something that still haunts me. A few years back, a roaster in Texas called me. He was…

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April 16, 2026

You're building your coffee menu. You have a column for "Flavor Notes" and a column for "Price." But there's a…

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April 16, 2026

You're on Alibaba. You type in "Yunnan green coffee beans." Pages of results flood your screen. Rows of gleaming "Gold…

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April 16, 2026

You're not just buying coffee for next month. You're building a business. And you need to know where the ground…

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