2019 saw a spectacularly dichotomous coffee market, with historically low prices for much of the year for the basest commodity coffees — those that constitute the bulk of the coffee trade — and astronomical highs at public auctions for the best of the best coffees. Stuck somewhere towards the middle of all this are green coffee traders, who have been feeling increased pressure from the more progressive specialty coffee roasters to facilitate or improve transparency, traceability and supply chain relationships. At the beginning of this year, the first edition of The Specialty Coffee Transaction guide was released, marking an unprecedented achievement in price discovery, especially for coffee roasters who value sustainability and integrity alongside quality. The most original and effective models for change, innovation and disruption develop outside of industry.”…Mercon Launches US-Based Specialty Importer Novus Coffee ImportsLongtime coffee trading company Mercon Coffee Group has launched a new specialty coffee importing division called Novus Coffee Imports. “We’re not just looking for new clients or to just get bigger,” Emily McIntyre told Daily Coffee News in 2015.

Source: Ethiopian News December 24, 2019 17:15 UTC