Incoterms and contract structures
This topic explains the basics of Incoterms (international commercial terms) and contract structures in green coffee trade, outlining how responsibilities, risks, and costs are divided between buyers and sellers.
Producers buyers
Traceability and lot coding
This topic explains how traceability and lot coding work in coffee milling, why they are essential for quality assurance, and how they support transparency and trust in specialty markets.
Cup scoring and lot acceptance
This topic explains how cup scoring is used to evaluate coffee quality, the standards applied by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), and how scores determine whether lots are accepted or rejected in trade.
Quality checkpoints and cupping feedback
This topic explains how quality checkpoints are established during washed coffee processing, and how cupping feedback connects processing practices to final flavor outcomes.