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Direct sourcing 2025-26 calendar for green buyers

Your 18-month guide to shipments and arrivals, helping you plan ahead and enjoy the unique benefits of working directly with producers.

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Uncertain markets? Take control of your supply chain

If today’s market state is pushing you to re-evaluate your supply chain… you’ve come to the right place. This year’s Direct Sourcing Calendar is a tool for independent rosters looking to build a game plan that secures their favorite coffees.

With Algrano’s sourcing calendar you can identify the origins you want to lock in for this year. Follow up the harvest and make moves before others do. Plan and secure coffees ahead of market changes that could impact your business. Have you heard about Forward Buying

Forward buying with Algrano means no more last-minute scrambles to find what you need. You can now cup samples and approve them before they hit the water. Taste new crop lots three or four months before they land on a spot offer list  (if they even make it there).

The business is changing, and our team is building and updating tools that will give you a better understanding and coverage of it.

What you gain by Forward Buying


Secure Your Selection First

Cup coffees months before they’re available as spot. 

Budget Control

Roasters who build relationships have more predictable prices and can budget with confidence.

Consistent Quality

Enjoy stable quality from trusted producers, without changing your profile or menu all the time.

Shipments

Everyone gets to experience the benefits of direct trade regardless of the volume!

Roasters and producers can choose from the following shipping options:

Shared Shipments

For any volume below 100 bags, we organize containers with coffee from different producers, destined for multiple roasteries, helping producers open new direct routes to market. 

We will handle all physical consolidation, paperwork, shipping, and logistics, and provide real-time updates to both parties. 

Custom Shipments

For orders of 100 bags or more. This offers flexibility to book shipping as needed and deliver to your preferred warehouse. Align your coffee delivery precisely with your schedule.

The calendar shows the shipping windows for 17 origins. You can opt for the custom option at checkout or discuss it with your account manager. 

"Tailoring Algrano’s service offers to what we need at Wakuli has allowed us to grow together from a few bags to multiple containers per year. With a segmented service offering, we can always create the leanest possible supply chain to suit our business needs at any point."

Kerissa Pnarine | Sourcing, Product and Impact, Wakuli

Planning your sourcing year can be time-consuming and stressful at the current market state. Our 2025 Direct Sourcing Calendar is your starting point to get ahead, lock-in coffee, stress free. 

Get Your Direct Sourcing 2025-26 Calendar

See which origins are in harvest and processing, when shipping windows are, and when your coffee will land with a digital version of our Direct Sourcing Calendar

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