Politics, opinion, and economics. Coffee industry realities from origin to hospitality.

The Trade

Market Crash | coffee Price Volatility Is Violence

Coffee traders, Brazilian dominance, smallholder vulnerability, and one very real question: what do you do when fairness makes you uncompetitive?

Why Buy Coffee From Timor-Leste?

This article explores and explains the benefits of sourcing coffee from Timor-Leste, an origin with a complicated history, and the genetic means to save arabica!

Rwanda Relationship Coffee

Rwanda relationship coffee. How we came to rely on Rwanda, and Baho coffee as one of our primary offerings.

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Dispatches exploring the places, producers, market factors, and relationships that shape our buying decisions.

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How did we get here and where are we going? Can we really correct a course set so wrong so long ago?

The Trade

Politics, opinion, and economics. Coffee industry realities from origin to hospitality.