[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dev-cdn.cafeimports.com\/images\/Cafe_Imports_Ethiopia_Keramo-1.jpg” title_text=”Cafe_Imports_Ethiopia_Keramo-1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
For all of us that work in coffee, <\/span>\u201cHappy Near Year\u201d <\/span><\/i>directly translates to <\/span>\u201cFresh-crop Ethiopia season\u201d<\/span><\/i> \u2014 a time to taste some of the most beautiful coffees of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n As we excitedly await the arrival of peak harvest washed coffee samples this month, and natural coffee samples beginning in February, we wanted to take a moment to update you on our perspective regarding the current political landscape in Ethiopia as it pertains to the coffees we are sourcing for the 2022 season. It\u2019s times like these that we are thankful for the long-term relationships we have built with our partners in Ethiopia.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dev-cdn.cafeimports.com\/images\/Ethiopia_Farmer_Specific_December_2017_web-1.jpg” title_text=”Ethiopia_Farmer_Specific_December_2017_web-1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dev-cdn.cafeimports.com\/images\/Cafe_Imports_Ethiopia_Keramo-1-2.jpg” title_text=”Cafe_Imports_Ethiopia_Keramo-1-2″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n We sat down with our green-buyer, Claudia Bellinzoni, to get a better understanding of how the current political and economic situation is affecting the coffee sector. She has been in constant communications with our exporting partners since early November:<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”2″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 1. What is the current situation in Ethiopia like?<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a war. It\u2019s affecting everything. It looks like the war is going to continue but people are having a difficult time talking about it, in general. Economically, it\u2019s very unpredictable. Liquidity is very low and the government is encouraging farmers to sell cherries at a very high price, so the farmgate price has almost doubled from last year. The price fluctuation is about 5 cents, up and down every week, following the market price.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”3″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2. How is this all affecting coffee?<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOur partners are saying that quality is slightly up from last year. We have just started to cup the first samples of the year from Limu and are seeing the same trend. Availability of the highest scoring lots may be slightly limited but we are being as proactive as possible to book into contracts based on pre-shipment samples. Overall, we are seeing a price increase of 0.70-1.00 FOB over last year\u2019s pricing, largely influenced by the farmgate price increase \u2014 something that is crucial to producers during these challenging times.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”4″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 3. Will there be any delays?<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs of now, we aren\u2019t seeing anything that indicates delays. Harvest has been on time and samples are moving. We are staying in constant contact with our partners and will continue to monitor shipping of these coffees when the time comes.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”5″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 4. When can roasters plan to book coffees?<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCurrently, we are planning to start contracting washed coffees by the end of January and natural coffees starting at the end of February, so reach out now to your sales representative to start planning your Ethiopian coffee needs.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u200b<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”outro” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n As we continue to navigate this ever-changing landscape, we will do our best to keep you as informed as possible when it comes to your Ethiopian needs.<\/span><\/p>\n Should any major changes occur, we will let you know.\u00a0 We will also share additional updates once we have more information surrounding the pricing of ocean freight for these coffees starting middle of February.<\/span><\/p>\n Until then, <\/span>\u201cHappy New Year\u201d <\/span><\/i>!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For all of us that work in coffee, \u201cHappy Near Year\u201d directly translates to \u201cFresh-crop Ethiopia season\u201d \u2014 a time to taste some of the most beautiful coffees of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":47306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethiopia","category-uncategorized"],"site_id":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}