Roasters: How much and how much?

[MindxInc]

The question I'm asking here is, how much green coffee are you buying, and how much is that quantity costing you?

I am working on bringing a couple of tons to the US, and I want to offer it at competitive rates. It has been hard for me to figure out what people are buying for.

Thanks!

 

[Redswing]

through royal coffee in oakland ca, i pay for a 120 lb or so bag anywhere from $1.80/lb to $4/lb for some great coffee. of course, there is crazy expensive stuff there too.

 

[CoffeeJunky]

go into those wholesale company sites. They will have price posted or you can get the pricing pretty easily. The whole sale coffee price is not secret. And they are very competitive. If you think you can make tons of money dealing green beans, i would think again. It is very competitive market unless you already have retail outlet or route you can sell them.


Cafe Imports

Buy green coffee Midwest in South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas.

 

[eldub]

What is the quality level if the beans in question? Where are they from?

High grown? Shade grown? Which variety of arabica beans? What kind of cupping score are we talking?

 

[MindxInc]

What is the quality level if the beans in question? Where are they from?

High grown? Shade grown? Which variety of arabica beans? What kind of cupping score are we talking?

O.K.
So lets say they are the beans I have available currently. Grown at 1500-1800 meters, Cattura and Catuai. Shade grown, full washed process. SCAA cupping score 86.5. Can provide more tasting notes but I'm trying to get a feel for how much roasters are paying for beans. I don't necessarily want to start a logistics business, but I do want to start roasting and bringing a large volume which I will partially sell and partially roast is appealing to me. That way I don't have to pay a ton of money for shipping and not making use of my available space.

I don't mind not making "a ton of money" as coffee junky suggested, I just want to supplement a roaster and make use of my shipping space.

-Diego

 

[eldub]

What is the country of origin?

 

[MindxInc]

What is the country of origin?

The country of origin is Guatemala, on the South Western side.

 

[peterjschmidt]

Just off the top of my head, if any of the importers I work with had a Guatemala worth buying right now it would be in the $3.50-$4 range. And freight from them to me would add ~15cents per lb.

 

[Redswing]

the last three guatemala purchases i made through royal coffee in oakland:
finca el injertal: $2.39/lb http://www.royalcoffee.com/images/infosheets/Guatemala%20Finca%20El%20Injertal.pdf
mam: $2.20/lb http://www.royalcoffee.com/images/infosheets/Guatemala MAM.pdf
finca huixoc: $2.75/lb http://www.royalcoffee.com/images/infosheets/Guatemala Finca Huixoc.pdf
(all huehuetenango)

 

[peterjschmidt]

How recent was that? A Bali I was buying from Royal went up ~70cents in the last three weeks.

 

[Redswing]

right, i'm just a tiny little roaster, the last bag of guat i bought was in late january.

 

[MindxInc]

Just off the top of my head, if any of the importers I work with had a Guatemala worth buying right now it would be in the $3.50-$4 range. And freight from them to me would add ~15cents per lb.

Palate at a time I assume? This could totally cover shipping costs without the extra .15/lb.

 

[CoffeeJunky]

Simple thing is to verify the cost with whole sale company i have listed up there.
If you are competitive in price with shipping included, I am sure you will find some buyers around.
Do price comparison and post up the differences. And send some samples to roasters and see what happens.

 

[delimacoffee]

So basically you are a broker. Learn the commodities market if you want bigger players. You'll need spot prices and differentials.