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Sustainability
Coricafé is, again, vital in this final step. We will Cafeology
Export
have spoken directly to Roberto (over WhatsApp
believe it or not) to see what coffee he has strong smells (perhaps a
available this season and agree to a price per container was previously used
pound. Once the deal is confirmed, we go to to transport nuts or soap).
Coricafé and say “We want Roberto’s coffee at x
price per lb” and Roberto will go to Coricafé and Furthermore, they need to
say “We want to sell Cafeology our coffee at x make sure that the container is
price per lb” and Coricafé will calculate extra loaded correctly and lawfully,
costs etc and draw up two contracts (one for us under the watchful eyes of the
and one for Roberto). ICAFE representative who is
For us to sign the contract, it is subject to present whenever a container
approval based on a 300 g sample taken directly is loaded. Once loaded, it must
from our coffee at Coricafé and flown to us. We be secured to avoid tampering,
then roast this sample and cup (taste) it using paperwork must be completed
Speciality Coffee Association (SCA) brewing and then approved by the
standards. Once we are happy with the flavour ICAFE representative.
profile, the contract is signed. Then Coricafé must have all
the logistics organised to get
the container from their
warehouse to the correct port
– including GPS tracking
and/or an armed convoy. The
journey from exporter to port
must be protected as this is
prime opportunity for
interception by a nefarious
party. For example, a 40ft
container of pineapples would
be worth $6,000-$8,000; a 40 ft
container of televisions would
be worth $75,000; but our 20 ft
container (half the size) of
coffee was worth $135,000.
Additionally, coffee is relatively
easy to sell on… simply remove
the hessian sacks, put in new
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(less traceable) coffee.
The exporter is now in charge of making sure Once at the port, the
that the coffee gets to us safely, almost like container is unloaded from the
insurance. Coricafé must ensure the coffee is lorry onto a shipping vessel
stored and transported in a food-safe manner, alongside thousands of other
free from cross-contamination with allergens or containers. In our case, our
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