Coffee trade guides
Practical guides for coffee producers, exporters and buyers. Every number and rule links to the official source it comes from.
What is parchment coffee? From cherry to parchment to green
Parchment coffee is the dried coffee seed still in its papery shell. How cherry becomes parchment and then green coffee, and how parchment is traded.
Read the guide →How green coffee is graded: Kenya AA, Ethiopia Grade 1, Supremo, SHB
What Kenya AA and AB, Ethiopia Grade 1 to 5, Colombia Supremo and Excelso, and Central American SHB mean, with the official definitions behind each grade.
Read the guide →How to export green coffee from Kenya: licences, auction and direct sales
Kenya's Coffee Act, 2026 explained for exporters and buyers: licences, the Nairobi Coffee Exchange auction, direct sales and the documents needed to ship.
Read the guide →How to buy green coffee directly from origin: samples, contracts, Incoterms, payment
A step-by-step guide for roasters and importers buying green coffee direct from producers: samples, standard contracts, FOB and FCA, payment and shipping.
Read the guide →EUDR explained for coffee producers and buyers
The EU Deforestation Regulation for coffee: dates (30 December 2026), plot geolocation, who files what, country risk levels and what producers should prepare.
Read the guide →Coffee harvest calendar by country
When coffee is harvested in Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Vietnam and other origins, with main and fly crops and the official sources behind each date.
Read the guide →How coffee prices work: ICE "C", London robusta, differentials and units
How green coffee is priced: ICE arabica and robusta futures, differentials, ICO indicator prices, and converting price per lb, per kg and per 60 kg bag.
Read the guide →Avoiding scams in the coffee trade
The scams that hit coffee buyers and sellers, the red flags, and how to check licences, documents, bank details and samples before money moves.
Read the guide →Ready to trade?
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