The Lady Natural - Transparency

Farmer:  The Lady Specialty Coffee
Importer: IndoChina Coffee

Price we paid:  24.90CAD/kg
FOB price: 15.60CAD/kg
Farmgate price: 2600 - 3100MMK/KG of fresh cherries (roughly 1,80CAD/kg), which is three times more than the average market price.
The farmers receive a 20% share of the profits once the final transaction is completed with the buyer, IndoChina Coffee.

The bigger than normal gap between FOB (money staying at origin) and what we paid for the coffee can be explained by the simple fact that no one imports those coffee to Canada and the USA. This means we book the coffee well in advance, and we order them from a warehouse in the UK once they land there, making logistics quite expensive.

In late April, Myanmar was hit by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake, killing thousands. (It even had repercussion on Yunnan, Thailand and Vietnam, three other countries we buy from.) Tens of thousands more were displaced, adding to the 3.2 millions already displaced people since the 2021 coup.

The producing group was not hit, but they are actively involved in helping provide drinking water and supply, a testament to the importance of community.

The combined effect of covid, post coup sanctions and rising inflation has put an even greater than usual strain on the people of Myanmar, including coffee farmers.