Direct trade financial models
How direct trade financial models operate in coffee, their advantages over commodity-based systems, and the challenges of implementation.
Risk management
Supply shocks and climate impacts
How supply shocks and climate change impacts disrupt the global coffee market, influencing availability, pricing, and long-term sustainability.
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.
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.
Risk management and insurance
This topic explains the role of risk management and insurance in green coffee logistics, covering the main risks, how they are mitigated, and the insurance policies that protect producers, exporters, and buyers.
Importers, exporters, and direct trade
This topic explains the roles of importers and exporters in coffee logistics, how direct trade differs, and the benefits and challenges of each system for producers and buyers.