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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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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Your 18-month guide to shipments and arrivals, helping you colourfully plan ahead and enjoy the unique benefits of working directly with producers.
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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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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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.
Cafesmo, in Ocotepeque, hosted an intensive course with fermentation specialist Lucia Solis this February. Instead of only learning how to produce 88+ micro-lots, they want to push the quality of their standard blends and make specialty a strategy that can be scaled up to benefit the entire community.
Third generation Costa-Rican coffee producer Facundo Madrigal is bringing samples to Europe for the first time this March! Graduated in International Business, the 24-year-old is in charge of exporting for the family and has one thing in mind: building direct relationships with roasters.
Spot coffee is convenient. We get it. But forward-buying can help you scale the roastery with a consistent offer. We’ll explain why and share advice from two seasoned roasters: Plot Roasting in the UK and Coffee Architects in Switzerland.
New to direct sourcing? Read Niko's story. The Irish roaster messaged Brazilian producer Heron on Algrano after a small micro-lot order and quickly connected. Now in the 2nd year of their relationship, Niko has 160 bags on the way. He also secured his favourite anaerobic coffee before the harvest even started and become one of Heron's key partners…
Bright Java Coffee is the first supplier of high-end Indonesian coffee on Algrano. The man behind the operation is Troy Kiper, an American with a long journey into coffee that started in Afghanistan. This is his story.
Learn what causes Potato Taste Defect and how processors in Rwanda are doing to avoid it. In the end, the risk of finding PTD beans in retail bags is pretty small.
Learn what European coffee roasters in 15 countries plan for the future and the prices they’re willing to pay for green coffee. Know where roasteries expect to grow and how the rise of e-commerce is affecting their purchases.
