Randolfo Pacheco - Transparency
Farmer: Randolfo Pacheco
Exporter: Industrias Noviembre
Importer: Semilla
Our commitment to Semilla and the Cafe Colis Resistencia group remains strong.
This coffee is one that was under contract with another roaster who decided to not honour his obligation. The coffee was sitting at the warehouse and we decided to not let it iddle there and bought it all, even if the green was a bit older.
After tasting it, we can assure you that it's a delicious coffee. Granted, some acidity was probably lost during aging, but we adjusted our usual roast profile to make sure we would highlight what pleasant aspects are still left in the coffee.
Price we paid Semilla for the landed coffee in our Montreal warehouse: 14.10CAD/kg.
FOB price: 10.50CAD/kg
Farmgate price: 1750 Quetzal/quintal. 1 quintal being around 100kg of parchment (parchment means the green bean is still not exposed)
National price: 1250 Quetzal
Even when local prices dip, Semilla is committed to buying coffee outside of this system, while also not basing price on cup score: Semilla pays farmer based on their cost of production.
Producers who have invested time and money into post-harvest processing are rewarded with an elevated price to reflect that investment.
These are the smallholders we need to support, and we’re honoured to be able to do so.