Futures, hedging, and risk
How futures contracts, hedging strategies, and risk management function in the global coffee market, protecting both buyers and sellers from price volatility.
Quality loss
Temperature and humidity control
This topic explains how controlling temperature and humidity in coffee storage preserves quality, prevents defects, and ensures stability until export or roasting.
Equilibration and resting periods
This topic explains equilibration and resting periods in parchment coffee storage, how they stabilize moisture and flavor, and why they are essential before hulling and export.
Storage prior to hulling
This topic explains best practices for storing dried coffee cherries or parchment before hulling, and how storage conditions affect quality, safety, and market value.
Altitude and temperature gradients
This topic explains how altitude and temperature gradients shape coffee growth, yield, and flavor, and why these environmental factors are crucial to terroir and quality expression.