Green Coffee Outlook – August 2021 – for Sweet Maria’s and Coffee Shrub

Stay up to date on coffee we have coming down the pipeline and our latest green coffee outlook and arrivals schedule.

Green Coffee Notes for August 2021:

• So far, a few containers have made their way through the port and into our warehouse in late July/early August, but not without all of the expected shipping delays.
• Coffees from Costa RicaCosta Rican coffee is typically very clean, sweet, with lots of floral accents. hey are prized for their high notes: bright citrus or berry-like flavors in the acidity,..., NicaraguaNicaraguan coffees from the Segovia, Jinotega, Ocotal and Matagalpa regions are nice balanced cups. They often possess interesting cup character along with body and balance, outperforming many other..., and GuatemalaGuatemalan coffee is considered a top quality coffee producer in Central America. Due to our proximity to Guatemala, some of the nicest coffees from this origin come to... have finally made it through the excruciating queues that extend from anchoring off the coast, all the way up to the warehouse doors of the offsite green coffee storageGreen coffee is the dried seed from the fruit of a tree. In the past it was shipped in jute or sisal bags, which prevented coffee from becoming... facility we use.
• Ethiopia’s are so close I can taste them! Seriously, we have 6 containers of coffee on a single vessel scheduled to arrive this weekend (Aug 14). Be that as it may, we still expect 2-4 week delay once it lands, maybe even longer, depending on how long it has to sit off the waiting to land.
• I’ll try not to agonize too much on the continual backup at West Coast ports as I have in previous updates, but let’s just say the situation has gotten worse, not better.
• That said, with the help of our import partners we are finding creative ways to expedite the journey from originIn coffee talk, it refers to a coffee-producing region or country; such as, "I was just at origin." Of course "Origin" for most product we use is not... to Oakland, specifically, avoiding the West Coast altogether which has been ground zero for US congestion.
• One way we’ve managed to cut down transit time is by shipping coffee to alternative ports, then moving by rail or truck to our Oakland warehouse. That may not sound like a “direct” path, but winds up saving us weeks and at a minimal cost.
• We’ve finalized our first RwandaA Bourbon cultivar variant from Rwanda and Burundi. Bourbon coffees are named for the island in the India Ocean where French colonists grew it. Some history from the... box early this year (Gitesi, Kageyo, Tumba, etc…see full list below), and plan on retaining that lead by sending the Houston port, which sees a 2+ week difference in shipping time, not to mention cuts down significantly on the 3-4 week turnaround we’re currently experiencing going through port Oakland.
• We also have a full box of Colombias from Nariño and Inzá heading to Houston in a couple of weeks. Hoping for a mid-September arrival.
• New cropRefers to fresh shipments of green coffee within the first month or two of the earliest arrivals ... not quite the same as Current Crop, which means the... BrazilBrazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of coffee in Brazil".: Brazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra... samples are also starting to trickle in slowly. It seems the two frost events in July won’t likely have long term affects on crops, however, next year’s harvest will be affected by up to 30% in some regions. This comes on the heels of a draught as well, which has made many plants more susceptible to frost damage.
• Liquid Amber blend update: We have a line on some fresh, backup ingredients that may get this blend back up and running while we await our own box out of IndiaS-795 is a variety based on the " S-Line" coffees of  India, and stands for Selection 795,  It has a very fine cup, one of the best in... that is still in queue to leave the country. Watch the newsletters for an updated status (sign up for the newsletter at the bottom of the homepage)

Upcoming green coffees currently on the schedule to be added to our website:

Please keep in mind that the coffees on the Upcoming Coffee Outlook schedule with a location status of “In Transit” are still a bit of a wild card, and the month we have them listed under is based on the current shipping ETA, and subject to interruptions out of our control. Thanks for your patience!

August Coffee Outlook

Cameroon Caplami JavaThere are several types of Abyssinia variety coffee, but they are not from Ethiopia but rather Indonesia. Abyssinia 3 = AB3.  PJS Cramer, a Dutch plant researcher, introduced this variety... CultivarCultivar is a term used interchangeably with Varietal in the coffee trade to indicate plant material, although there are distinctions.: The naming of a cultivar should conform to...	10	60 KG	Annex
Costa Rica Yellow HoneyIn coffee, honey-like sweetness is often found, but we use terms such as refined honey (highly filtered and processed) as opposed to raw honey rustic honey sweetness. This... La Casona	38	46 KG	Oakland
Costa Rica Helsar Macho Arce Lot 1	38	46 KG	Oakland
Costa Rica Chirripo FincaSpanish 101: Finca is the Spanish word for farm. Sometimes the term Hacienda is used to imply an Estate, which would mean the farm has its own wet-mill.... Jose	38	46 KG	Oakland
El SalvadorEl Salvador coffee had an undeservingly poor reputation for years, marred mostly by the inability to deliver coffee of high quality in an unstable political climate. Unfortunately, agriculture... Dry ProcessDry process coffee is a method for taking the fruit from the tree to an exportable green bean. The whole intact coffee cherry is dried in the sun... Don Ricardo	40	69 KG	Oakland
EthiopiaEthiopia, formerly known as Abyssinia, or a coffee cultivar: Ethiopia, or more specifically the Empire under Haile Selassie,  was known as Abyssinia. The name is Latin, derived from... Yirga Cheffe Chele’lektu	48	60 KG	Annex
Guatemala Xinabajul Evelio Villatoro	11	69 KG	Oakland
HondurasHonduran coffee was absent from the top ranks of the Specialty market, but that has changed. It has all the environmental factors on its side: soil, altitude, climate.... Productores de Lempira	50	69 KG	Annex
Nicaragua Dry Process Buenos Aires MaracaturraAs the name indicates cross between large-bean Maragogype and Caturra cultivars. : As the name indicates cross between large-bean Maragogype and Caturra cultivars. It seems to be found...	5	69 KG	Oakland
Nicaragua San Salvador Java Cultivar	5	69 KG	Oakland
SumatraIndonesians are available as a unique wet-hulled or dry-hulled (washed) coffees. Giling Basah is the name for the wet-hulling process in Bahasa language, and will have more body... Raja Batak PeaberryA peaberry is a green coffee "bean" that has a rounded form: Coffee is the dried seed from the fruit of a flowering tree - each fruit having...	60	60 KG	Oakland
UgandaWhile Arabica was introduced at the beginning of the 1900's, Robusta coffee is indigenous to the country, and has been a part of Ugandan life for centuries. The... Mount Elgin Budadiri Town	40	60 KG	Annex
Sweet Maria’s Altiplano Blend

September Coffee Outlook

Costa Rica Don Mayo La Loma	38	46 KG	Annex
Costa Rica Helsar Miguel Rojas	38	46 KG	Annex
Costa Rica Yellow Honey ProcessThe honey process has nothing to do with honey other than the fact that they're both sticky! It's a term that became popularized in Costa Rica as another... Las Anonas	15	69 KG	Annex
Costa Rica Helsar Cascara Fruit Tea	50	4kg box	Annex
El Salvador Matalapa Calagual	20	69 KG	Annex
Ethiopia Dry Process Mahamed Aba Nura	50	60 KG	In Transit
Ethiopia Dry Process Nebso Aba Geda	40	60 KG	In Transit
Ethiopia Dry Process Hambela Dabaye	120	60 KG	In Transit
Ethiopia Honey Process Genji Challa	40	60 KG	In Transit
Ethiopia Dry Process Dambi Udo	100	60 KG	In Transit
Ethiopia OrganicGrown without the use of artificial fertilizers, herbicides, etc.: Organic coffee has been grown according to organic farming techniques, typically without the use of artificial fertilizers. Some farms... Dry Process Daanisa	100	60 KG	In Transit
Ethiopia Organic Dry Process Refisa	70	60 KG	In Transit
Guatemala Patzun Finca Las Camelias	35	46 KG	Oakland
Guatemala Huehuetenango Boqueroncito	16	69 KG	Oakland
KenyaKenya is the East African powerhouse of the coffee world. Both in the cup, and the way they run their trade, everything is topnotch.: Kenya is the East... Nyeri Ichamama AB	31	60 KG	Oakland
Nicaragua Buenos Aires Los Pinos	30	69 KG	Oakland
Nicaragua San Salvador Java Cultivar	5	69 KG	Oakland
Nicaragua Ojo de Agua	40	69 KG	Oakland
Nicaragua Dry Process Buenos Aires Maracaturra	5	69 KG	Oakland

Incoming coffees currently on the water:

Africa Incoming Coffees

Ethiopia Agaro Genji Challa	30	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Kecho Anderecha	40	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Honey Process Genji Challa	40	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Agaro Telila	40	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Mahamed Aba Nura	50	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Nebso Aba Geda	40	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Limu Musa Aba Lulesa	40	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Mansur Aba Hikam	40	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Organic Dry Process Daanisa	100	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Organic Dry Process Bookkisa	75	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Organic Dry Process Sookoo Birbissa	50	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Dambi Udo	100	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Dari	100	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Hambela Goro	120	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Hambela Dabaye	120	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Benti Nenka	100	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Hambela Benti Nenka	50	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Hambela Dabaye	50	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Hambela Buliye	100	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Guji Bukusayisa	60	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Shakiso Allona	80	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Goro Bedesa	80	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Bekele Basha	50	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Dry Process Bekele Belayecho	45	60 KG	Aug 14
Ethiopia Organic Agaro Duromina	80	60 KG	Sep 6
Ethiopia Agaro Nano Challa	60	60 KG	Sep 6
Ethiopia Agaro Kedamai	60	60 KG	Sep 6
Ethiopia Kennisa Cooperative	60	60 KG	Sep 6
Ethiopia Geta Bore	60	60 KG	Sep 6
Ethiopia Banko Chelchelle	120	60 KG	Sep 6
Ethiopia Dry Process Guji Uraga	100	60 KG	Sep 6
Ethiopia Dry Process Dikitu	50	60 KG	Sep 6
Ethiopia Uraga Raro	120	60 KG	Sep 18
Ethiopia Dry Process Nensebo Refisa	80	60 KG	Sep 18
Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Chelchele	120	60 KG	Sep 18
Ethiopia Organic Dry Process Mengesha Gumi	40	60 KG	Not Shipped
Ethiopia Organic Dry Process Yohanes Degoma	35	60 KG	Not Shipped
Rwanda Kivu Kageyo	50	60 KG	Oct 20
Rwanda PeaberryThe Spanish-language term for Peaberry is the same for "snail". See Peaberry for more information on the single bean fruit of the coffee tree. A peaberry is the...	50	60 KG	Oct 20
Rwanda Karongi Gitesi	35	60 KG	Oct 20
Rwanda Nyamasheke Gitwe	50	60 KG	Oct 20
Rwanda Rulindo Tumba	40	60 KG	Oct 20
Rwanda Nyamasheke Gatare	50	60 KG	Oct 20
Rwanda Nyamasheke Mutovu	50	60 KG	Oct 20

Central America Incoming Coffees

Costa Rica Don Senel El Jocote	10	69 KG	Aug 12
Costa Rica Honey Process Las Anonas	15	69 KG	Aug 12
Costa Rica Honey Process Monte Brisas	30	69 KG	Aug 12
Costa Rica Chirripo Corazon de Jesus	47	69 KG	Aug 12
Costa Rica Rio Jorco Tarbaca	10	69 KG	Aug 12
Nicaragua La Bastilla EstateA "coffee estate" is used to imply a farm that has its own processing facility, a wet-mill. In Spanish this is called an Hacienda. A Finca (farm) does...	87	69 KG	Aug 12
El Salvador Finca Miravalle BourbonA coffee cultivar; a cross between Typica and Bourbon, originally grown in Brazil: Mundo Novo is a commercial coffee cultivar; a natural hybrid between "Sumatra" and Red Bourbon,...	28	69 KG	Aug 12
El Salvador Finca Miravalle Tabi	40	69 KG	Aug 12
El Salvador Santa Ana PacasA mutation of Bourbon cultivar that appeared in El Salvador in 1949: Pacas is a natural mutation of Bourbon cultivar that appeared in El Salvador in 1949. It...	80	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul Ader Recinos	10	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Proyecto Xinabajul Bojonalito	21	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul Joel Gomez	10	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul La Libertad	38	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Huehuetenago Finca Los Suspiros	12	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul Pena Roja	12	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul Punta del Cerro	16	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul Punta del Cerro AA	23	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca Rosma	20	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul San Gaspar Ixchil	32	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul San Pedro Necta	26	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul Tuiloj	20	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul Santa Barbara	20	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Xinabajul Producers	27	69 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Chimaltenango San Martin Jilotepeque Lot 1	55	46 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Chimaltenango San Martin Jilotepeque Lot 2	80	46 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Acatenango GeshaGesha is a long-bean Ethiopia selection with unique cup character. Gesha is the name of the town in Western Ethiopia where the original samples were collected. Spelling it... Lot 3	35	46 KG	Aug 12
Guatemala Huehuetenango Boqueroncito Lot 1	18	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Huehuetenango Boqueroncito Lot 2	20	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul Donaldo Villatoro	23	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Michicoy Finca Rosma	16	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul Flavio Martinez	18	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul Gonzalo Perez	16	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul Guilmer CastilloCastillo is a selection of the Colombia cultivar that has become the most commonly grown coffee in Colombia. It is preferred to the older resistant variety, Variedad Colombia...	21	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul Herlindo Villatoro	23	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul La Libertad	21	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul Productores de Peña	30	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Libertad Punta Del Cerro	36	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul Santiago Lopez	9	69 KG	Not Shipped
Guatemala Xinabajul Producers	32	69 KG	Not Shipped

South America Incoming Coffees

ColombiaColombian coffee is highly marketed and widely available in the US. They have been largely successful at equating the name Colombian Coffee with "Good" Coffee. This is half-true.... Buesaco EA Decaf	55	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Caicedo Ruben Gomez	16	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Buesaco Nubia Chates	6	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Buesaco Alianza Granjeros	22	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Narino Vereda Pompeya	13	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Honey Aponte	22	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Honey El Páramo	33	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Vereda San Antonio	20	69 KG	Not Shipped
Inzá Las EstrellasColombia	14	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Inzá Rio Paez	20	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Cresta El Hato	15	69 KG	Not Shipped
Colombia Inzá Veredas Vecinas	46	69 KG	Not Shipped

Indonesia Incoming Coffees

Sumatra Lintong Sigumpar Village	30	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Honey Process Auliya	15	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Wet Hulled Ribang GayoGayo is ethnic group from the area of Aceh Sumatra around Lake Takengon. They use the name Gayo Coffee to market their production. The Acehnese are a different...	25	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Wet ProcessWet-processing starts by removing the outer skin of the coffee cherry with a machine called a pulper, then fermenting the remaining fruit (with green bean inside) in water... Ribang Gayo	25	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Dry Process Ribang Gayo	10	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra AcehThe northernmost district in SumatraL Aceh District is north of North Sumatra and produces some very classic Sumatra coffees. The center of coffee in Aceh is Lake Tawar... Bebesen Auliya	40	60 KG	Not Shipped
Java Tambak Ruyung	30	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Kerinci Gunung Tujuh	50	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Wet Process Kerinci Gunung Tujuh	25	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Honey Process Kerinci Gunung Tujuh	25	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Honey Labu Gunung Tujuh	25	60 KG	Not Shipped
Sumatra Dry Process Gunung Tujuh	20	60 KG	Not Shipped
India Honnamatti Estate Ruiru	20	60 KG	Not Shipped
India Organic Araku Valley	20	60 KG	Not Shipped
India Mahaveer Estate	20	60 KG	Not Shipped