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01 / GREEN COFFEE · EAST AFRICA

Green coffee
from Africa.

Arabica from six East African origins for importers, roasters and manufacturers. Bulk green coffee on FOB terms, from one container.

BULK GREEN COFFEE

Six origins.
One sourcing approach.

We supply green coffee to green coffee importers, roasters and manufacturers. Sourcing starts with your specification: origin, variety, process, grade and cup profile.

We sell by the container, FOB port of loading. Before a contract is signed, an independent Q grader confirms the quality of the lot.

Species
Arabica
Terms
FOB port of loading
Lot size
From one 20' container
20' container
About 19.2 t, 320 bags of 60 kg
ORIGINS

Coffee from
East Africa.

Below are the general characteristics of each origin. The specific lot, crop and profile are confirmed by a sample and the specification.

01

Rwanda

Arabica · highlands

Varieties
Bourbon, including Red Bourbon
Process
Mostly washed; natural and honey in smaller volumes
Altitude
About 1,400-2,200 m
Cup
Bright acidity, red berries, citrus, floral notes, black tea
Harvest
Roughly March to July
FOB port
Usually Mombasa or Dar es Salaam

Lot availability on request

02

Burundi

Arabica · highlands

Varieties
Bourbon, including Red Bourbon
Process
Mostly washed; natural and honey in smaller volumes
Altitude
About 1,400-2,000 m
Cup
Sweetness, red fruit and berries, citrus, tea-like and floral notes
Harvest
Roughly March to July
FOB port
Usually Dar es Salaam or Mombasa

Lot availability on request

03

Uganda

Arabica · Mt Elgon and Rwenzori

Varieties
SL14, SL28, Bourbon, Kent
Process
Washed and natural
Altitude
About 1,300-2,300 m
Cup
Chocolate, full body, citrus and winey acidity
Harvest
Varies by region; on Mt Elgon the main harvest runs roughly from autumn into the new year
FOB port
Usually Mombasa

Uganda is also one of Africa's largest robusta producers: robusta makes up the bulk of its coffee exports.

Lot availability on request

04

Tanzania

Arabica · Kilimanjaro and the Southern Highlands

Varieties
Bourbon, Kent, N39, Typica
Process
Mostly washed; natural in smaller volumes
Altitude
About 1,200-2,000 m
Cup
Bright acidity, citrus, blackcurrant, medium body
Harvest
Roughly June to December, depending on the region
FOB port
Usually Dar es Salaam

Lot availability on request

05

Kenya

Arabica · slopes of Mt Kenya

Varieties
SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, Batian
Process
Washed, the classic Kenyan process
Altitude
About 1,400-2,100 m
Cup
Blackcurrant, berries, grapefruit, juicy bright acidity
Harvest
Main crop roughly October to December, fly crop in spring and summer
FOB port
Mombasa

Lot availability on request

06

Ethiopia

Arabica · the birthplace of coffee

Varieties
Ethiopian heirloom (landrace) varieties
Process
Washed and natural, both widely produced
Altitude
About 1,500-2,300 m
Cup
Washed: jasmine, bergamot, citrus; natural: berries, blueberry, tropical fruit
Harvest
Roughly October to January
FOB port
Usually Djibouti

Well-known regions: Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Guji, Limu, Jimma, Harrar.

Lot availability on request

GRADES AND QUALITY

Grade, screen
and SCA score.

This is how a lot is described in the specification. Grade names differ between countries, so each offer states exactly how the grade is defined for that lot.

01

Screen size

Bean size by sieve, in 1/64 of an inch. Screen 18 is about 7.1 mm, 17 about 6.7 mm, 15 about 6 mm. "Screen 15+" means beans retained on a size 15 sieve.

02

AA, AB, PB

Size grades used in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. AA is the largest bean, usually screen 17-18 and above; AB is screen 15-16; PB (peaberry) is a single round bean.

03

Grade 1-5

Ethiopian grades based on the defect count in a sample. Specialty buyers usually look at Grade 1 and Grade 2. Rwandan and Burundian lots are described by process and screen, for example washed, screen 15+.

04

SCA

Cupping to the SCA protocol on a 100-point scale: specialty starts at 80. SCA green grading uses a 350 g sample and counts primary and secondary defects and moisture.

SPECIFICATION

What we fix
before the contract.

The lot parameters agreed on the sample become the specification attached to the contract. An independent Q grader evaluates the sample before the contract, and an independent inspector supervises stuffing.

  • OriginCountry and region
  • VarietyOne or several
  • ProcessWashed, natural or honey
  • CropCrop year and season
  • Grade and screenUnder the origin country's system
  • Defects and moistureFrom the green coffee analysis
  • Cup scoreSCA points and descriptors
  • Packing and volume60 kg jute bags, number of bags

How supply works

LET’S BEGIN

Looking for
a specific lot?

Tell us the product, origin, grade and volume. We will propose options and send a specification.

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