2026 sourcing report
Every coffee we bought for the 2026 roasting year: who grew it, how much we bought and what we paid. Published every January, updated when a new lot lands.
We bought 35,700 pounds of green coffee from eleven producer groups in six countries. The lowest price we paid was $4.35 a pound, and the Fairtrade minimum for washed arabica is $1.80. Eight of the eleven are producers we have bought from for three years or more.
Every lot, every price
| Coffee | Producer | Where | Process | Pounds | Paid per lb, FOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Daily | Asociación Agrosur (Huila) and Fazenda Boa Vista (Sul de Minas) | Huila, Colombia and Sul de Minas, Brazil | Washed and natural | 14,200 | $4.90 and $4.35 |
| Rain Day | Koperasi Tani Gayo (Aceh) and Fazenda Santa Inês (Cerrado) | Aceh, Sumatra and Cerrado, Brazil | Wet-hulled and natural | 6,800 | $5.10 and $4.35 |
| Fieldhouse Espresso | Fazenda Santa Inês (Cerrado) and Finca Los Cerezos (Huehuetenango) | Cerrado, Brazil and Huehuetenango, Guatemala | Natural and washed | 5,400 | $4.35 and $5.40 |
| Huehuetenango | Finca Los Cerezos, run by the Ramírez family | Todos Santos, Huehuetenango, Guatemala | Washed | 2,600 | $5.40 |
| Decaf Huila | Asociación Agrosur, decaffeinated in Manizales | Huila, Colombia | Sugarcane (ethyl acetate) decaf | 1,900 | $5.60 incl. decaf |
| Kochere | Smallholders delivering to the Hama washing station | Kochere, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia | Washed | 1,800 | $6.10 |
| Hambela Natural | Smallholders delivering to the Buku drying site | Hambela, Guji, Ethiopia | Natural, dried on raised beds | 1,500 | $6.60 |
| Othaya AA | Smallholder members of a cooperative washing station in Othaya | Othaya, Nyeri, Kenya | Washed, double fermented | 900 | $7.25 |
| Pink Bourbon | Familia Ortiz, Finca El Mirador | Pitalito, Huila, Colombia | Washed, 40-hour fermentation | 600 | $8.90 |
FOB, free on board, is the price of green coffee loaded at the port of export, before shipping and import costs. For blends, prices are listed per component in the order of the regions.
Words we leave off the bag
Direct trade. Nobody regulates it, so it can mean a handshake or nothing at all. We name the producer and print the price, and you can judge.
Ethically sourced. Same problem. The numbers above are the claim.
Organic and Fair Trade. These are real certifications, and none of this year's lots carry them, so neither do our labels.
Who checks this. Maren Holt, our head roaster and a licensed Q Arabica Grader, cups every lot before we buy it and signs off this report.