Evaluation of Green Coffee Samples (#)
„In my view, coffees from Kona for example, carry a high price (like $5/lb), not because they are better tasting than Colombian Supremos, but because there are only 20,000 bags produced per year, with highcost of labor, and hype related to nostalgia of palms, grass skirts and romanticism. Based on green coffee quality alone, most Kona coffees today are not even as good as-a good Colombian coffee, and are largely blended off with $1/lb Colombians at a 10% level and are sold as Hawaiian "blend" by the exploiters. In so far as green beans from the other islands of Hawaii, those beans, in many cases, are tainted by Rioy taste, which most buyers will not use.“
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„I've only roasted Kona 1EX and 1's in a 500 lb. roaster. We never went above full city in about 15 minutes.“
http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/homeroast/ 101898
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CoffeeKid - Falling out of the SCAA, and Green Coffee in Canada
„Craig's pricing is simple - all the coffees he lists are $5 a lb green, with a few premiums (Kona at $10 a lb, Cuban at $6 a lb). Keep in mind these are Canadian prices (and he only ships within Canada for now).“
http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/12-09-2003
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Café de Colombia - Colombian Coffee News
„Colombian Coffee Federation Welcomes Oxfam Coffee Crisis Report “
http://www.juanvaldez.com/menu/news/
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„A note on Colombian selections: Coffee from Colombia comes in all grades to suit different markets: there are lower grades for commercial and food service applications, generic medium grades, Specialty grades, and at highest end of the spectrum there are specific appellations with designated varietal and farm or micro-region. The later has only become available in the last two years or so (before that many fine coffees were pooled with not-so-fine lots to form large exportable shipments). This means that the marginally Specialty grades, pooled lots designated only by a general region like Huila, Medellin, Antioquia, Popayan, etc. no longer represent the best of Colombian coffee.“
http://www.sweetmarias.com/ coffee.southamr.colombia.html
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Café de Colombia - 70 Years of Fair and Ethical Trading
„One important and direct result of the Federation's work is that Colombian Coffee, today sells at a significant price premium on the international coffee market, providing a higher standard of living for the cafeteros. The Colombian Coffee Federation represents commercially successful fair-trading, proven over 70 years. The Price Guarantee: A buffer against a volatile and unpredictable international coffee market The farmers are guaranteed an adequate, stable income. Extra revenue generated when international prices are higher is held in reserve in order to maintain a minimum price when the international price drops.“
http://www.juanvaldez.com/menu/history/ ethics.html
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