Forecasting and procurement planning
How forecasting and procurement planning help roasters and importers manage inventory, cash flow, and long-term supplier relationships in a volatile coffee market.
Specialty buyers
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.
Preservation strategies
This topic explains the key strategies used to preserve green coffee quality during storage and transport, focusing on packaging, climate control, and handling practices that slow aging and staling.
Sensory changes with aging
This topic explains how the sensory profile of coffee evolves with aging in storage, what chemical changes drive these shifts, and how they influence marketability and cup quality.
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.
Bag permeability and oxygen ingress
This topic explains how the permeability of coffee storage bags affects oxygen exposure, why it accelerates staling, and how different packaging choices influence quality preservation.