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The coffee supply chain is still reeling from the shock of COVID and it seems as if geo-political and macro events will make coffee logistics even tougher. Shipping via ocean freight corridors is still a challenge as congestion shifts from port to port in origin countries and the United States. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new COVID-19 lockdowns in China, trucker…

Wholesale coffee roasting. For many coffee-roasting businesses and coffee roasters, it’s the plan, the goal, and the key to success in a single phrase. A strong roaster and a few good wholesale clients can catapult a roastery into high speed growth, lower costs through bulk purchasing and increased sales.  Genuine Origin works with many small to mid-size coffee roasting businesses.…

Fresh shipments of Brazil green coffee are pouring into Genuine Origin’s warehouses. We caught up with Volcafe Brazil, our sister co, to learn about what's going on with coffee in Brazil after a summer of frost, drought and market turbulence. Frost, drought & future Brazil coffee harvests Last summer, three bouts of frost hit some of Brazil’s most significant coffee-producing…

Brazil does just about everything just a bit differently, particularly compared to its coffee-producing neighbors in South and Central America. Coffee processing is unique and uses unique terms; farms are much, much larger, on average; and the stage at which coffee is sold by farmers (as green) is also unusual. With new coffees from Brazil pouring in — a “fully…

We spoke with Volcafe Guatemala, our sister co and Guatemala coffee sourcing team, about how harvest is going. What we learned was that market forces such as the C-Market, the supply chain, inflation and COVID are shaping the season. However, the team is in the field daily, working with producers, and ensuring that GO roasters will have an outstanding line…

Hey Coffee Roaster, are you getting started with coffee roasting or just new to Genuine Origin (GO — that’s what most roasters call us)? Well first, welcome aboard! We’re so glad you’re here and honored to be part of your coffee journey! We recognize that buying green coffee can be tricky — contracts, origin differences, different qualities, price swings, the…

With around three to four months left until the start of the new harvest, this Papua New Guinea green coffee origin update comes at an excellent time for Genuine Origin and roasters who are planning their 2022 schedules. Our sister company, Volcafe PNG, shares with us how the country is handling COVID-19 and the recent C-market price fluctuations while bringing…

Costa Rica has made a name for itself by being at the forefront of innovation in coffee processing methods. Particularly famous for the honey process, producers and mills around the country are enthusiastically pursue innovations that can enhance their coffee’s flavor profile. Recently a new processing method called anaerobic processing has been turning heads, causing cuppers to ask, “What is…

In 2017 we were determined to help female coffee producers, so we reached out to the International Women’s Coffee Alliance. We invited Women coffee producers who were part of the IWCA in Guatemala to send samples of their best lots and we selected three of our favorites to feature in our inagural offering of La Morena Reserve. They were from…

Since the discovery of the decaffeination process in the 1900s by Ludwig Roselius, progress has been made to enhance and preserve coffee’s flavor in addition to removing the caffeine. Approximately 12% of coffee drinkers are sensitive to the effects of caffeine, and these individuals are frequently met with less than delicious decaf coffee. While the average six-ounce cup of coffee…