Coffee Industry

Why US Distributors Prefer Chinese Arabica for Blends?

July 30, 2026

A few years ago, I got an unusual call from a distributor in Chicago. He said, "I don't want your…

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July 30, 2026

I once lost a shipment to a grading dispute. The buyer was a mid-sized roaster from Italy. He cupped the…

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July 30, 2026

I almost lost my biggest European account last year. A roaster in Berlin had been buying our washed Arabica for…

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July 30, 2026

I used to hide things. Not intentionally. Not maliciously. But when a buyer asked me what percentage of the FOB…

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July 30, 2026

In December of last year, a buyer from Toronto called me. He wanted to lock in a container of our…

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July 30, 2026

In early 2022, I quoted a long-time client in Los Angeles a price of $3.40 per kilo FOB for a…

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July 30, 2026

I remember the first time I truly understood defects. I was a young farmer, maybe 25 years old, and I…

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July 30, 2026

Two years ago, I would have laughed at the idea. AI? Finding coffee suppliers? Come on. Coffee is about relationships.…

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July 29, 2026

Five years ago, if I told an Australian roaster that I grow specialty Arabica in China, they would have politely…

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July 29, 2026

A few years ago, a broker offered me a "bargain." A container of Yunnan Arabica at $1.20 a kilo under…

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