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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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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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Ethiopia Coffee Harvest 2026: High cherry prices and a tighter washed outlook

Ethiopia Coffee Harvest 2026: High cherry prices and a tighter washed outlook

This season is defined by a structural shift in raw material costs. For roasters, this means the era of cheap, easy-to-find spot offerings is ending for this season. To secure the quality you want, you should shift to active forward planning.

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Direct sourcing calendar 2026-27 for green buyers

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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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.

Read more
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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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Where do I find information about my next shipment?

Where do I find information about my next shipment?

Track your upcoming shipments easily in your Algrano account. See your contracts onboard the container, the shipping dates, the load port, and find the contacts of the responsible exporter.

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How to pitch coffees to roasters: a guide to direct sales

How to pitch coffees to roasters: a guide to direct sales

Nico Herr of Mountain Harvest shares her experience in sales to roasters, alongside one of her partners, Luci Ramirez from Humboldt Bay Coffee. They walk you through what it takes to pitch coffees to roasters, and how to start strong relationships.

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Ethiopia Coffee Harvest 2026: High cherry prices and a tighter washed outlook

This season is defined by a structural shift in raw material costs. For roasters, this means the era of cheap, easy-to-find spot offerings is ending for this season. To secure the quality you want, you should shift to active forward planning.

Read more
people sitting on chairs
Ethiopia Coffee Harvest 2026: High cherry prices and a tighter washed outlook

Ethiopia Coffee Harvest 2026: High cherry prices and a tighter washed outlook

This season is defined by a structural shift in raw material costs. For roasters, this means the era of cheap, easy-to-find spot offerings is ending for this season. To secure the quality you want, you should shift to active forward planning.

Read more
Direct sourcing calendar 2026-27 for green buyers

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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Betting on Partnership: Tasting events with Sancoffee and Clearpath

Betting on Partnership: Tasting events with Sancoffee and Clearpath

Join us in Zurich or Raleigh to celebrate two of our partners: Sancoffee and Clearpath. Get an exclusive look at their amazing auction lots before they are gone!

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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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Rast Kaffee: how to find the right coffee producer for your roastery

You can find many coffees that suit your needs on the marketplace. But to build a consistent offer, you need a producer with a similar mindset.

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Ethical Coffee: 5 Growers Answer What Coffee Ethically Sourced Is

Five producers share their definition of ethical coffee or responsible coffee. And do you want to know what they think an ethical coffee roaster is? We have the answers here.

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How Germany’s largest roastery sources Single Origin coffees

Discover why a roastery that buys mostly commercial lots relies on direct trade for traceability. Learn what they look for when talking to producers and why they value stories and professionalism as much as cup quality.

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Sourcing coffee beyond cooperatives in Colombia with La Casiana

Transitioning from local sales to the international market can seem impossible to small and medium producers, yet they are the best partners for roasters of a similar size. Learn how farmer Esteban Uribe is driving change within his family to embrace the global arena.

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He's a non-certified organic experimental farmer. They call him madman

Meet Igork Chavez of Mancile Cafe, an agronomist, self-taught specialist in processing with a love for sustainability. According to his workers, this makes him a madman. But is he really? His samples have travelled all the way from the mountains of Cordillera de Montecillos in Honduras to Switzerland and are available to order now (but not for long, so act fast)!

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A new-gen mill putting coffee farmers first in Nicaragua

Sajonia Estate Coffee is offering a range of single-farm coffees on the marketplace for the first time this year. The mill embraces a service-provider approach, still rare among aggregators, and puts farmers on top of their priority list.

Get samples now!

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Better pricing for sustainable coffee? Here are some examples

The coffee industry is a breeding ground for ideas on how to tackle supply chain inequalities. Learn about initiatives and pricing models developed to answer the million-dollar question: how can we set prices that support a more sustainable coffee production?

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The journey of two fine robustas from the Scotland of India to Algran

Venkids Valley Estate is one of the new producers onboarded by Algrano. Learn how farmer Pavan Nanjappa prepared for his debut in our marketplace and taste his fine robusta, now available to order in small volumes. This is an opportunity for roasters to try one of today’s big coffee trends, which is likely here to stay.

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Algrano Market Trends Report 2022

The report highlights the stabilising effect of long-term relationships on coffee supply and prices with more than 60% of surveyed coffee roasters and producers wanting to invest more in direct trade practices in 2022.

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