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How to Make the Most of World of Coffee Brussels 2026: 7 Tips For Roasters

Don’t let the hundreds of booths and events overwhelm you. This trade show is a rare opportunity to build the face-to-face producer relationships that define sourcing for years to come. Discover our tips to stay focused and ensure your time in Brussels transforms your business.

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How to Make the Most of World of Coffee Brussels 2026: 7 Tips For Roasters

How to Make the Most of World of Coffee Brussels 2026: 7 Tips For Roasters

Don’t let the hundreds of booths and events overwhelm you. This trade show is a rare opportunity to build the face-to-face producer relationships that define sourcing for years to come. Discover our tips to stay focused and ensure your time in Brussels transforms your business.

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Trade Show Best Practices for Coffee Producers (Tips from Algrano's Sales Team)

Trade Show Best Practices for Coffee Producers (Tips from Algrano's Sales Team)

Producers spend thousands to attend a trade show and many come back with nothing but business cards. Learn what our team does to turn a quick chat into a sales opportunity.

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U.S. Roasters: Your Tariff Refund Process

U.S. Roasters: Your Tariff Refund Process

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs and are potentially subject to refunds. Algrano has already filed the claimback on your behalf: no action needed on your end. Here's exactly what happens next.

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Trade Show Best Practices for Coffee Producers (Tips from Algrano's Sales Team)

Producers spend thousands to attend a trade show and many come back with nothing but business cards. Learn what our team does to turn a quick chat into a sales opportunity.

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Algrano at World of Coffee San Diego 2026: Agenda For Producers

Algrano at World of Coffee San Diego 2026: Agenda For Producers

Meet roasters, sell your coffee, and learn about Algrano’s Grower Capital program at World of Coffee San Diego 2026. Here’s everything happening at Booth #3622.

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PRF 2026 El Salvador: Algrano’s Agenda

PRF 2026 El Salvador: Algrano’s Agenda

Coming to PRF 2026 El Salvador? Discover how the Algrano Matchmaking Area at the event connects you with shared shipment solutions, financing, and 1:1 direct trade partnerships.

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AFCA 2026 Addis Ababa: Meet roasters and join cuppings and panel!

AFCA 2026 Addis Ababa: Meet roasters and join cuppings and panel!

Algrano and the African Fine Coffees Association are joining forces. We are bringing a delegation of more than 20—including buyers from the US and Europe—to Ethiopia. Join our panel on "Why buying from Africa feels hard" and attend our Open Cupping.

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U.S. Roasters: Your Tariff Refund Process

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs and are potentially subject to refunds. Algrano has already filed the claimback on your behalf: no action needed on your end. Here's exactly what happens next.

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U.S. Roasters: Your Tariff Refund Process

U.S. Roasters: Your Tariff Refund Process

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs and are potentially subject to refunds. Algrano has already filed the claimback on your behalf: no action needed on your end. Here's exactly what happens next.

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Central America & Mexico Harvest 2026: A season of “waves”

Central America & Mexico Harvest 2026: A season of “waves”

After a period of relative stability, the 2026 harvest across Central America and Mexico is proving to be a season of “waves”. While some regions are seeing healthy rebounds, others are facing significant volume drops and timing shifts that could affect your sourcing strategy.

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Algrano at World of Coffee San Diego 2026: Agenda For Roasters

Algrano at World of Coffee San Diego 2026: Agenda For Roasters

Meet producers, cup fresh coffees, and explore direct sourcing strategies with Algrano at World of Coffee San Diego 2026. Here’s everything happening at Booth #3622.

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Direct sourcing calendar 2026-27 for green buyers

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

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Our impact: 2023 progress update

Producers are getting more business and premiums, while new roasters are sourcing more coffee than ever with confidence. Learn about Algrano’s impact, pre-financing, data sharing with producers, and what's beyond relationship coffee. 

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Humboldt Bay Coffee x Mountain Harvest

Discover how Humboldt Bay Coffee transformed its sourcing by partnering directly with Mountain Harvest. This case study reveals how shared values, transparent relationships, and Algrano's model deliver exceptional quality & significant farmer impact!
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EUDR progress update: compliance timeline and the territorial approach

Algrano has verified the first batch of geolocalisation data provided by producers earlier this year. This was an important step in understanding the data quality requirements and potential problems.

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Differential pricing on Algrano: which lots are affected and why?

Dynamic pricing is important for roasters and producers in volatile market conditions. It prevents inaccurate pricing of standard volume lots and allows producers to keep offers up to date with minimum effort.

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How to make sense of FOB prices for better buying decisions

FOB is the standard for coffee contracts but it doesn’t tell you how much farmers get paid. Yet, farm gate prices are not always available to begin with. Yes, it’s tricky. We explain why FOB is the norm and how you can use it to make the right sourcing choices.   

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The FOB price of Costa Rican coffee in 2024 & how much producers earn

The price of Costa Rican coffee went down due to market pressures. There is a good range of volume lots available for shared or custom shipments. Orders are open until May for August-September delivery.

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EU deforestation law: direct relationships will make compliance easier

The EUDR is possibly the biggest piece of legislation adopted by a consuming country to affect the coffee sector in decades. It will have wide-ranging consequences for everyone in the supply chain. And the clock is ticking.

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The Big Short: inside today’s coffee trading crisis

In 2008, the world awakened in a financial crisis. Big banks got bigger. Not safer, but bigger. There was consolidation in the financial industry. But consolidation was just the result of a worldwide crisis in which we ended up because of unchecked speculation.

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New Ethiopian coffee harvest: price, quality & what to expect in 2024

This year, the Minimum Registration Prices were announced in November, before any new crop coffee was ready to export. The measure is an attempt to reassure unhappy green buyers after a season of high prices and subpar quality.

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How to make good coffee accessible & increase the roastery's reach

When operational costs go up and consumers have less money to spend, specialty coffee roasters have to be creative. In this blog, we’ll share the takeaways of the Ready to Rumble webinar series with four industry experts in Europe and the USA.

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Algrano Market Trends Report 2023

Discover how roasters in Europe and the USA are buying green coffee and how industry leaders are tackling today’s economic challenges. Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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Roasting colombian coffee with Crankhouse and April Coffee

Specialty coffee roasters Dave Stanton of Crankhouse and Joseph Fisher of April Coffee share their approach to roasting and profiles for Colombian coffees. Read about the country's processing history and the versatility of the coffees produced here.

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How to roast Ethiopian coffee with Horsham and Pikola - part 2

How to choose a roast profile for Ethiopian coffee, adapt the same lot for filter or espresso, and get an even roast with beans of different sizes.

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How to roast Ethiopian coffee with Horsham and Pikola - part 1

Learn how to roast Ethiopian coffee for filter or espresso, modulate the profile of dense beans and get an even roast with beans of different screen sizes.

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