Journal
Market notes, trade explainers and supplier visits. We publish a handful a year, written by the people who were there.
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Market note
What a wet season means for West Java coffee
Heavy rain in the ripening months usually pushes the harvest back by weeks. What that does to availability and cup quality, and what to ask a supplier before you contract.
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Trade
Reading a phytosanitary certificate
Buyers ask about the paperwork more often than about price. A plain walk-through of the documents that matter, and who signs each one.
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Supplier visit
Nutmeg under Gunung Salak
The south slope of Sukabumi grows some of the highest-oil nutmeg in Java. What we look for when we visit a nutmeg supplier, from drying mats to grading.
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Quality
Why every lot is checked before it is packed
The approved sample is the contract standard. How a lot is checked against it by us or an independent surveyor, and what happens when it does not match.
Tell us what you need and where it should land.
Send a short brief with the product, specification, volume and destination. We reply with an offer sheet within one business day.