Sea Slug Decaf - Rotating Seasonal Decaf

About the Producers

The Tokuma producers from Western Ethiopia, specifically in the Agaro region, represent a collective of smallholder farmers who are transforming the Ethiopian coffee industry.

The Tokuma group consists of diverse array of small farmers who initially banded together informally to assist each other in marketing coffee and agr practices. dedicated been at the forefront of an important shift in Ethiopian coffee, meticulously their processes to ensure high traceability. Each lot from Tokuma group can back to the specific farm where it was cultivated. This is a remarkable achievement, especially considering that until, most Ethiopian was sold through Ethiopian Commodities Exchange (ECX), effectively ob any meaningful traceability.

Price

The FOB price for this lot was $3.80. [FOB price is the total price of the coffee up to the point of departure from the country; it includes farmgate/price paid to the grower, in-country transportation, and the cost of processing and preparation for export. It does not include the price of freight to the US, US warehousing, US customs charges, or the cost of moving coffee with the US.] 

During the harvest season from October through February, the New York C price for coffee was an average of $1.76; the $3.80 FOB price for this coffee includes a significant premium for the farmer above the C market price, which reflects the excellent quality of this coffee. After being imported to a warehouse in the consuming country, the United States, the coffee cost was $5.75/lb. The cost of the shipping from the warehouse to our roastery made our final green price $5.90.

Avg. C Price (at the time of harvest): $1.76

F.O.B Price: $3.80

Ex-Warehouse: $5.75

Final Green Price: $5.90

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