Commercial markets

Assessing age vs quality trade-offs

Assessing age vs quality trade-offs

This topic explains how to evaluate the trade-offs between the age of green coffee and its quality, how storage conditions influence these trade-offs, and how buyers and roasters make decisions about usability and value.

Impact of age on roast behavior

Impact of age on roast behavior

This topic explains how the age of green coffee affects roasting performance, physical transformations, and flavor outcomes, and why roasters carefully track bean age when designing roast profiles.

Blending vs single-origin strategies

Blending vs single-origin strategies

This topic explains the differences between blending and single-origin strategies in coffee, why roasters choose one over the other, and how these approaches affect quality, branding, and consumer experience.

Screen size grading standards

Screen size grading standards

This topic explains screen size grading standards in coffee milling, how they are measured, why they matter for market classification, and their impact on roasting and flavor consistency.

Lot building and grading

Lot building and grading

This topic explains how lots are built and graded in natural (dry) coffee processing, why these steps are critical for consistency, traceability, and market classification, and how they influence final value.