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  • Sulawesi
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Robusta
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MARKET PRICE
STATISTIC
  • Summary
  • World Export 04-08
  • World Import 04-08
  • Production
  • Export
  • Export per Month
  • Export per Country
  • Coffee Charateristic
  • Coffee Standard
  • Dissemanantion Area
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  • Basic Roasting
  • Cupping Protocols
A Brief History of Coffee

Coffee was first discovered in Ethiopia, Northern Africa. Coffee berries were transported from Ethiopia to the Arabian peninsula, and were first cultivated in what today is the country of Yemen. From there, coffee traveled to Turkey and all over the world.

Today, coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Indonesia is the fourth largest coffee producer in the world behind Brazil, Vietnam, and Columbia. Indonesia’s coffee is well known for its complexity and characteristic that specifically owned by this region.

There are two common type of coffee:

  • Coffee Arabica

    • The coffee originated from Ethiopia and Yemen and accounts for more than 70% of the world’s coffee trade. Arabica coffee grows at higher altitude about 1000 to 2000 m above sea level. Generally, the higher the altitudes, the harder the beans, and the better the quality. Arabica coffee has a wider aroma and taste.

  • Coffee Canephora or Robusta

    • Robusta has its origin in Africa and Brazil. It grows at lower altitudes near sea level and requires little rain fall. The plant produce more fruit and less susceptible to disease that leads to lower production cost. The aroma and the taste of Robusta is more neutral than Arabica Coffee. Robusta coffee has higher caffeine compared to Arabica.

Map of coffee producer area in Indonesia

We have direct relationship with plantation owners from every region to ensure the availability to supply different type of coffees, to control the quality of our product, and to provide price competitiveness for our customers.

Sumatra Coffee

Sumatran coffee beans are some of the heaviest, smoothest, and most complex coffees in the world. Most of the coffees from Sumatra are dry-processed, but some are semi-washed. The majority of Sumatran coffee is marked Mandheling or Lintong and is grown inland from the southern coast. Sumatra coffee grown farther west is usually marked Gayo Mountain. Sumatra Gayo coffee is described as sweet and clean.

Coffee connoisseurs who want to buy Sumatran coffee typically look for aged Sumatran green coffee beans. These coffee beans enhance the earthy and spicy notes of regular Sumatran coffee, making it one of the most sought after coffees available.


Dry (left) and Drywash (right) Sumatra Coffee
Java Coffee

Java coffee is known for its fully wet processed. It has a low acidity with limited amount of earthy flavor. Java coffee is typically used as a blender with different type of coffee due to its typical flat taste. An experience roaster can bring out the uniqueness aroma and taste of Java coffee.

Most java coffee comes from east java. Many of the old farms have vanished when coffee price hits all time low. Now the Indonesian Government is trying to revive this sector in Java.

Most java coffee comes from east java. Many of the old farms have vanished when coffee price hits all time low. Now the Indonesian Government is trying to revive this sector in Java.


Java Coffee
Sulawesi Coffee

Sulawesi coffees are low-acid with great body and that deep, brooding cup profile. The coffee formerly known as Celebes Kalossi . Kalossi was the colonial Dutch name for the Toraja the southern region of the island , an incredible densely forested area of Sulawesi.

The deep, rich body and flavor of our Sulawesi Toraja (Celebes Kalossi) rivals the best Sumatran coffees. The deep-toned flavors and maple-syrupy body sets it apart, and results in a stunning, clearer taste.


Sulawesi Coffee
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Coffee

Papua New Guinea coffee, often abbreviated PNG, occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea. Papua New Guinea estate coffees range from pleasant to splendid, at best displaying the authority of a high-grown coffee together with the transparency of a carefully wet-processed coffee while retaining the fragrant, low-key luxuriousness characteristic of all coffees of the Malay Archipelago.

Papua New Guinea small-holder coffees often are certified organically grown.


PNG Coffee
Robusta Coffee

By 1900 Robusta coffee was introduced to Indonesia in order to combat coffee leaf rust. At that moment the disease severely attacked Arabica coffee and significantly reduced yield.

Nowadays the total area of coffee planting in Indonesia has reached 1.1 million ha, and 84% of which is Robusta coffee. The main Robusta coffee producing areas (42%) are South Sumatera, Lampung, and Bengkulu provinces. Robusta coffee has been also widely grown at high altitude.

Although most robusta coffee is of a lower grade and inferior to Arabica, there is a premium crop that is the top of the line for robusta beans. Premium robusta is primarily used in specialty espresso blends, and is never found in canned coffee. Though it only constitutes 5-15% of the blend, it is used because these beans add body to the taste and make a nice creama in the shot of espresso. This additional body distinguishes the blend in a cappuccino or latte.


Robusta Coffee
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Coffee

Kopi Luwak or Civet Coffee comes from the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an area well-known for its excellent coffee. Also native to the area is a small civit-like animal called luwak. These little mammals live in the trees and one of their favorite foods is the red, ripe coffee cherry. They eat the cherries, bean and all. While the bean is in the little guy's stomach, it undergoes chemical treatments and fermentations. The bean finishes its journey through the digestive system, and exits. The still-intact beans are collected from the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted and ground just like any other coffee.

The coffee has a rich, heavy flavour with hints of caramel or chocolate. Other terms used to describe it are earthy, musty and exotic. The body is almost syrupy and it's very smooth.

There isn't much Kopi Luwak produced in the world. The average total annual production is only around 500 pounds of beans. Due to its limited amount and high price, our minimum order for this type of coffee is only 1 kg or 2.2 lbs. We always suggest our customer to order in the amount of 5 kg or 11 lbs to minimize shipping cost. This coffee will be sent with air freight delivery this directly from Indonesia and to your address.


Luwak and Luwak Coffee(Civet Coffee)
Market Price
Summary

AREA

AREA SIZE : approximately 1,100,000 acres
PRODUCTIVE AREA SIZE : approximately 850,000 acres
PRODUCTION : approximately 400,000 - 450,000 ton/year

ARABICA : approximately 35,000 ton
ROBUSTA : approximately 390,000 ton

CROP PATTERN

CATEGORY I

Month : March - September
Peak Crop Season : July / August
Percentage : 82% from total crop season
Region : South Equator (North Sumatra, East Java, Bali, NTT and North Sulawesi)

CATEGORY II

Month : September - March
Peak Crop Season : December / January
Percentage : 18% from total crop season
Region : North Equator (Aceh North Sumatera)

CROP PRODUCER

FARMER : approximately 380,000 ton
INVESTOR OF COFFEE PLANTATION : approximately 45,000 ton
- Government (PTPN) : approximately 25,000 ton
- Private : approximately 20,000 ton

Market Price

List of exporters for the selected product
Product : 0901 Coffee

Sources : ITC calculations based on COMTRADE statistics.
The world aggregation represents the sum of reporting and non reporting countries
Data based on the partner reported data (Mirror data) are shown in orange

Unit : US Dollar thousand

Exporters

Exported value in 2004  

Exported value in 2005  

Exported value in 2006  

Exported value in 2007  

Exported value in 2008  

'World

$ 9,208,510

$ 12,402,055

$ 14,801,012

$ 17,747,024

$ 22,245,272

'Brazil

$ 1,758,608

$ 2,533,378

$ 2,953,383

$ 3,405,256

$ 4,167,885

'Colombia

$ 964,028

$ 1,492,568

$ 1,486,971

$ 1,734,288

$ 1,917,333

'Viet Nam

$ 641,974

$ 740,310

$ 1,217,167

$ 1,916,650

$ 1,779,936

'Germany

$ 697,934

$ 1,057,718

$ 1,228,258

$ 1,479,612

$ 1,723,462

'Belgium

$ 317,023

$ 428,745

$ 493,523

$ 529,598

$ 1,106,542

'Indonesia

$ 294,114

$ 504,407

$ 588,502

$ 636,417

$ 991,458

'Italy

$ 499,805

$ 564,846

$ 666,516

$ 821,335

$ 939,766

'Switzerland

$ 102,937

$ 130,358

$ 161,404

$ 476,453

$ 756,753

'Peru

$ 289,949

$ 306,159

$ 515,036

$ 426,955

$ 657,406

'Guatemala

$ 328,475

$ 464,620

$ 464,295

$ 577,724

$ 646,975

'United States of America

$ 342,880

$ 377,374

$ 491,540

$ 542,057

$ 617,324

'Honduras

$ 257,480

$ 329,827

$ 390,175

$ 500,098

$ 610,653

'Ethiopia

$ 237,625

$ 335,428

$ 426,012

$ 418,348

$ 562,263

'Uganda

$ 124,236

$ 172,942

$ 189,830

$ 265,853

$ 403,179

'India

$ 158,620

$ 255,023

$ 315,898

$ 293,995

$ 392,101

'Mexico

$ 205,744

$ 235,975

$ 307,381

$ 351,586

$ 362,696

'Costa Rica

$ 199,480

$ 264,506

$ 230,300

$ 258,231

$ 341,412

'Nicaragua

$ 126,594

$ 126,425

$ 201,867

$ 189,456

$ 292,371

'El Salvador

$ 123,417

$ 163,609

$ 188,802

$ 187,373

$ 258,726

'Netherlands

$ 105,274

$ 137,553

$ 157,819

$ 236,884

$ 257,073

'Austria

$ 79,740

$ 121,438

$ 195,033

$ 218,650

$ 246,271

'France

$ 98,406

$ 120,313

$ 114,461

$ 137,630

$ 221,621

'Papua New Guinea

$ 82,754

$ 148,923

$ 139,822

$ 136,611

$ 194,138

'Canada

$ 114,421

$ 138,621

$ 154,823

$ 158,812

$ 174,443

'Kenya

$ 94,480

$ 127,746

$ 138,105

$ 165,472

$ 154,366

'Côte d'Ivoire

$ 93,580

$ 69,516

$ 110,914

$ 181,962

$ 132,691

'Sweden

$ 50,789

$ 101,287

$ 102,171

$ 116,553

$ 130,939

'United Republic of Tanzania

$ 49,512

$ 79,596

$ 75,956

$ 116,212

$ 113,984

'United Kingdom

$ 47,460

$ 47,602

$ 52,294

$ 62,211

$ 105,643

'Spain

$ 53,835

$ 92,400

$ 93,575

$ 122,513

$ 102,427

'Poland

$ 35,879

$ 44,801

$ 57,352

$ 74,436

$ 83,448

'Slovakia

$ 3,158

$ 4,639

$ 17,137

$ 40,772

$ 74,410

'Cameroon

$ 76,630

$ 62,963

$ 66,204

$ 89,371

$ 72,643

'China

$ 19,527

$ 26,168

$ 41,651

$ 50,134

$ 68,690

'Czech Republic

$ 14,058

$ 29,703

$ 43,958

$ 57,940

$ 60,515

'Rwanda

$ 32,926

$ 36,966

$ 48,008

$ 32,416

$ 55,307

'Denmark

$ 46,823

$ 31,796

$ 33,395

$ 42,329

$ 50,697

'Portugal

$ 21,914

$ 24,698

$ 28,674

$ 36,617

$ 42,185

'Finland

$ 19,686

$ 9,615

$ 25,844

$ 32,889

$ 41,965

'Luxembourg

$ 21,450

$ 29,791

$ 30,101

$ 33,380

$ 40,100

'Singapore

$ 34,443

$ 46,603

$ 37,735

$ 33,072

$ 39,862

'Burundi

$ 29,234

$ 46,519

$ 36,740

$ 38,484

$ 39,463

'Jamaica

$ 39,327

$ 16,541

$ 31,862

$ 31,470

$ 27,842

'Estonia

$ 9,276

$ 13,408

$ 22,080

$ 32,153

$ 27,420

'Togo

$ 3,215

$ 4,409

 

$ 3,654

$ 23,122

'Lao People's Democratic Republic

$ 15,853

$ 15,824

$ 11,846

$ 32,512

$ 22,956

'Hungary

$ 7,581

$ 6,690

$ 10,956

$ 19,351

$ 22,168

'Ecuador

$ 14,618

$ 22,789

$ 31,999

$ 22,573

$ 21,705

'Bulgaria

$ 334

$ 1,509

$ 2,300

$ 6,986

$ 20,216

'Lithuania

$ 5,683

$ 7,037

$ 12,471

$ 15,847

$ 19,969

'Europe Othr. Nes

$ 7,903

$ 7,798

$ 10,660

$ 15,642

$ 19,612

'Australia

$ 11,342

$ 13,118

$ 16,097

$ 17,923

$ 18,408

'Democratic Republic of the Congo

$ 8,199

$ 11,143

$ 12,049

$ 8,821

$ 18,178

'Russian Federation

$ 4,286

$ 6,453

$ 9,664

$ 13,848

$ 18,054

'Congo

$ 7,225

$ 6,677

$ 7,387

$ 19,021

$ 17,947

'Dominican Republic

$ 6,035

$ 7,452

$ 18,875

$ 14,985

$ 17,798

'Panama

 

$ 13,648

$ 13,656

$ 17,683

$ 17,318

'Bolivia

$ 9,353

$ 11,291

$ 14,210

$ 14,388

$ 15,830

'Armenia

$ 6,000

$ 7,394

$ 9,763

$ 14,660

$ 15,251

'Egypt

 

 

 

 

$ 14,869

'Madagascar

$ 4,344

$ 6,229

$ 14,005

$ 17,573

$ 14,842

'Yemen

$ 12,930

$ 18,323

$ 13,373

$ 14,025

$ 13,254

'Greece

$ 6,392

$ 4,997

$ 4,525

$ 8,291

$ 12,338

'Timor-Leste

$ 6,899

$ 7,630

$ 7,415

$ 5,409

$ 12,331

Market Price

List of exporters for the selected product
Product : 0901 Coffee

Sources : ITC calculations based on COMTRADE statistics.
The world aggregation represents the sum of reporting and non reporting countries
Data based on the partner reported data (Mirror data) are shown in orange

Unit : US Dollar thousand

Exporters

  Exported value in 2004  

  Exported value in 2005  

  Exported value in 2006  

  Exported value in 2007  

  Exported value in 2008  

'World

 $              9,208,510

 $            12,402,055

 $              14,801,012

 $            17,747,024

 $           22,245,272

'Brazil

 $              1,758,608

 $             2,533,378

 $             2,953,383

 $             3,405,256

 $              4,167,885

'Colombia

 $                 964,028

 $              1,492,568

 $               1,486,971

 $              1,734,288

 $               1,917,333

'Viet Nam

 $                  641,974

 $                  740,310

 $                1,217,167

 $               1,916,650

 $              1,779,936

'Germany

 $                 697,934

 $               1,057,718

 $              1,228,258

 $               1,479,612

 $              1,723,462

'Belgium

 $                  317,023

 $                 428,745

 $                 493,523

 $                 529,598

 $               1,106,542

'Indonesia

 $                   294,114

 $                 504,407

 $                 588,502

 $                  636,417

 $                  991,458

'Italy

 $                 499,805

 $                 564,846

 $                  666,516

 $                  821,335

 $                 939,766

'Switzerland

 $                  102,937

 $                  130,358

 $                   161,404

 $                 476,453

 $                 756,753

'Peru

 $                 289,949

 $                  306,159

 $                  515,036

 $                 426,955

 $                 657,406

'Guatemala

 $                 328,475

 $                 464,620

 $                 464,295

 $                 577,724

 $                 646,975

'United States of America

 $                 342,880

 $                 377,374

 $                  491,540

 $                 542,057

 $                  617,324

'Honduras

 $                 257,480

 $                 329,827

 $                  390,175

 $                 500,098

 $                  610,653

'Ethiopia

 $                 237,625

 $                 335,428

 $                  426,012

 $                  418,348

 $                 562,263

'Uganda

 $                  124,236

 $                  172,942

 $                  189,830

 $                 265,853

 $                  403,179

'India

 $                  158,620

 $                 255,023

 $                  315,898

 $                 293,995

 $                   392,101

'Mexico

 $                 205,744

 $                 235,975

 $                  307,381

 $                  351,586

 $                 362,696

'Costa Rica

 $                  199,480

 $                 264,506

 $                 230,300

 $                  258,231

 $                   341,412

'Nicaragua

 $                  126,594

 $                  126,425

 $                  201,867

 $                  189,456

 $                  292,371

'El Salvador

 $                   123,417

 $                  163,609

 $                  188,802

 $                  187,373

 $                 258,726

'Netherlands

 $                  105,274

 $                  137,553

 $                   157,819

 $                 236,884

 $                 257,073

'Austria

 $                   79,740

 $                   121,438

 $                  195,033

 $                  218,650

 $                  246,271

'France

 $                   98,406

 $                   120,313

 $                    114,461

 $                  137,630

 $                   221,621

'Papua New Guinea

 $                   82,754

 $                  148,923

 $                  139,822

 $                    136,611

 $                   194,138

'Canada

 $                    114,421

 $                   138,621

 $                  154,823

 $                   158,812

 $                  174,443

'Kenya

 $                   94,480

 $                  127,746

 $                   138,105

 $                  165,472

 $                  154,366

'Côte d'Ivoire

 $                   93,580

 $                    69,516

 $                    110,914

 $                   181,962

 $                   132,691

'Sweden

 $                   50,789

 $                   101,287

 $                    102,171

 $                   116,553

 $                  130,939

'United Republic of Tanzania

 $                    49,512

 $                   79,596

 $                   75,956

 $                    116,212

 $                   113,984

'United Kingdom

 $                   47,460

 $                   47,602

 $                   52,294

 $                     62,211

 $                  105,643

'Spain

 $                   53,835

 $                   92,400

 $                   93,575

 $                   122,513

 $                  102,427

'Poland

 $                   35,879

 $                    44,801

 $                   57,352

 $                   74,436

 $                   83,448

'Slovakia

 $                       3,158

 $                      4,639

 $                     17,137

 $                   40,772

 $                    74,410

'Cameroon

 $                   76,630

 $                   62,963

 $                   66,204

 $                    89,371

 $                   72,643

'China

 $                    19,527

 $                    26,168

 $                     41,651

 $                    50,134

 $                   68,690

'Czech Republic

 $                    14,058

 $                   29,703

 $                   43,958

 $                   57,940

 $                    60,515

'Rwanda

 $                   32,926

 $                   36,966

 $                   48,008

 $                    32,416

 $                   55,307

'Denmark

 $                   46,823

 $                    31,796

 $                   33,395

 $                   42,329

 $                   50,697

'Portugal

 $                     21,914

 $                   24,698

 $                   28,674

 $                    36,617

 $                    42,185

'Finland

 $                    19,686

 $                       9,615

 $                   25,844

 $                   32,889

 $                    41,965

'Luxembourg

 $                    21,450

 $                    29,791

 $                     30,101

 $                   33,380

 $                    40,100

'Singapore

 $                   34,443

 $                   46,603

 $                   37,735

 $                   33,072

 $                   39,862

'Burundi

 $                   29,234

 $                    46,519

 $                   36,740

 $                   38,484

 $                   39,463

'Jamaica

 $                   39,327

 $                     16,541

 $                    31,862

 $                    31,470

 $                   27,842

'Estonia

 $                      9,276

 $                    13,408

 $                   22,080

 $                    32,153

 $                   27,420

'Togo

 $                       3,215

 $                      4,409

 

 $                      3,654

 $                    23,122

'Lao People's Democratic Republic

 $                    15,853

 $                    15,824

 $                     11,846

 $                    32,512

 $                   22,956

'Hungary

 $                       7,581

 $                      6,690

 $                    10,956

 $                     19,351

 $                    22,168

'Ecuador

 $                     14,618

 $                   22,789

 $                    31,999

 $                   22,573

 $                    21,705

'Bulgaria

 $                         334

 $                       1,509

 $                      2,300

 $                      6,986

 $                    20,216

'Lithuania

 $                      5,683

 $                      7,037

 $                     12,471

 $                    15,847

 $                    19,969

'Europe Othr. Nes

 $                      7,903

 $                      7,798

 $                    10,660

 $                    15,642

 $                     19,612

'Australia

 $                     11,342

 $                      13,118

 $                    16,097

 $                    17,923

 $                    18,408

'Democratic Republic of the Congo

 $                       8,199

 $                      11,143

 $                    12,049

 $                       8,821

 $                     18,178

'Russian Federation

 $                      4,286

 $                      6,453

 $                      9,664

 $                    13,848

 $                    18,054

'Congo

 $                      7,225

 $                      6,677

 $                      7,387

 $                     19,021

 $                    17,947

'Dominican Republic

 $                      6,035

 $                      7,452

 $                    18,875

 $                    14,985

 $                    17,798

'Panama

 

 $                    13,648

 $                    13,656

 $                    17,683

 $                     17,318

'Bolivia

 $                      9,353

 $                      11,291

 $                     14,210

 $                    14,388

 $                    15,830

'Armenia

 $                      6,000

 $                      7,394

 $                      9,763

 $                    14,660

 $                     15,251

'Egypt

 

 

 

 

 $                    14,869

'Madagascar

 $                      4,344

 $                      6,229

 $                    14,005

 $                    17,573

 $                    14,842

'Yemen

 $                    12,930

 $                    18,323

 $                    13,373

 $                    14,025

 $                    13,254

'Greece

 $                      6,392

 $                      4,997

 $                      4,525

 $                       8,291

 $                    12,338

'Timor-Leste

 $                      6,899

 $                      7,630

 $                       7,415

 $                      5,409

 $                     12,331

Production
Coffee
Average Production per-Year (Ton)
Average Export per-Year (Ton)
Aceh
40,000
4,500
North Sumatera
25,000
40,000
West Sumatera
10,000
3,500
Bengkulu
40,000
1,500
South Sumatera
100,000
40,000
Lampung
90,000
200,000
Jakarta
0
1,500
Middle Java
13,000
9,000
East Java
15,000
20,000
Bali
15,000
500
N T T
10,000
2,500
South Sulawesi
10,000
2,500

Volume / Type
average 305,000 ton/year
Green Coffee
97.6 %
Roast & Ground (R&G)
1.4%
Soluble Coffee
0.8%
Roasted Coffee
0.2 %
Domestic Market
120,000 - 140,000 ton/year
Stock
15,000 - 30,000 ton/year
Export
Calendar Year
Coffee Year
Harvest Year
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
1991
370,848
369,975
1990/1991
380,357
342,361
391,023
354,193
1992
264,398
241,777
1991/1992
267,459
246,267
335,604
330,195
1993
339,367
335,366
1992/1993
356,565
335,834
294,180
271,023
1994
273,917
723,468
1993/1994
301,844
670,614
317,451
329,540
1995
236,771
619,439
1994/1995
188,572
555,790
252,081
729,654
1996
387,715
672,655
1995/1996
367,201
704,674
260,860
642,479
1997
344,841
604,458
1996/1997
381,512
638,120
407,584
686,300
1998
336,601
597,598
1997/1998
325,155
585,714
330,380
610,783
1999
305,817
444,409
1998/1999
325,812
500,845
343,510
598,497
2000
320,360
316,107
1999/2000
312,319
331,030
289,893
395,786
2001
314,604
215,805
2000/2001
322,326
233,599
328,176
300,666
2002
251,490
281,157
2001/2002
258,849
266,508
310,387
204,821
2003
237,635
223,869
2002/2003
216,062
218,593
232,319
281,909
2004
329,455
326,077
2003/2004
321,306
321,306
260,024
241,943
2005
370,162
521,318
2004/2005
363,243
504,062
504,062
408,577

Note:
Calendar Year : January - December
Coffee Year : October - September

Export/Month

(Ton,000 USD)

Source: Directorate Farm Products Export - Department of Trade, Republic of Indonesia

Year
2001
2002
2003
Month
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
January
11,336
17,550
16,578
15,090
15,517
11,494
February
14,329
21,398
17,468
16,034
16,854
12,283
March
14,444
19,426
21,427
18,901
18,885
15,264
April
18,075
22,399
20,972
17,966
25,586
20,592
May
33,180
35,697
30,229
19,087
23,788
24,119
June
41,720
38,465
37,446
22,697
28,025
21,320
July
41,902
33,518
40,018
22,676
27,850
86,293
August
42,827
34,775
39,741
21,560
23,208
17,447
September
34,901
26,917
29,762
17,541
18,172
13,443
October
29,241
29,763
23,654
23,654
22,484
26,492'
November
22,096
19,121
20,141
14,048
21,188
19,755
December
16,309
17,079
17,168
14,208
9,933
12,655
Total
320,360
316,108
314,604
215,805
251,490
281,157
Year
2004
2005
2006
Month
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
January
16,236
16,182
14,788
14,892
22,370
22,205
February
7,607
11,681
20,084
20,654
28,347
80,149
March
8,242
11,930
19,602
22,321
26,590
38,013
April
19,860
18,198
22,515
21,220
26,411
43,337
May
8,080
15,191
23,396
20,046
30,837
41,641
June
23,159
19,788
35,481
44,196
27,618
36,325
July
21,245
18,633
32,271
28,987
38,056
49,584
August
29,801
23,784
44,136
33,732
44,248
53,763
September
28,227
24,304
33,855
26,517
35,439
45,533
October
28,518
23,715
26,501
35,347
34,305
40,020
November
20,835
18,871
25,186
28,293
24,894
29,700
December
25,825
21,592
31,640
29,872
31,047
41,048
Total
237,635
223,869
329,455
326,077
370,162
521,318
Export per Country

(Ton,000 USD)

1997/1998
1998/1999
1999/2000
Country
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
Japan
48.934
90.582
58.520
103.008
54.043
67.089
Rep.Korea
8.302
11.748
14.927
18.286
12.953
10.823
Singapura
8.121
15.432
14.013
25.119
14.437
16.470
Belgium-lux
5.657
9.738
3.575
5.267
4.398
4.345
Bulgaria
11.167
18.535
8.488
12.954
12.265
11.243
Germany
57.104
91.553
39.820
52.981
39.114
32.763
Italy
13.837
23.257
18.292
25.501
15.014
13.520
Dutch
3.931
7.400
3.911
6.914
1.935
2.339
Poland
20.657
41.632
31.162
44.264
31.597
28.748
Rumania
9.167
20.194
4.617
7.496
4.423
4.149
Spain
6.096
9.481
7.612
9.714
4.140
3.266
England
5.629
9.747
9.816
12.945
9.994
8.172
Australia
4.145
6.761
3.367
4.560
2.633
2.409
Aljazair
3.944
4.961
6.701
8.634
1.678
1.680
Egypt
1.675
2.603
2.789
3.671
3.926
3.354
Maroko
4.878
7.932
7.578
10.270
6.475
5.724
S.Africa
11.157
14.940
11.795
14.503
10.794
7.261
US
54.592
111.533
38.389
66.710
29.473
48.954
Others
46.162
87.685
40.440
68.048
53.027
58.721
Total
325.155
585.714
325.812
500.845
312.319
331.030

Note: *Data valid until September 2002

2000/2001
2001/2002*
Country
Volume
Amount
Volume
Amount
Japan
52.907
45.300
40.226
44.065
Rep.Korea
6.102
3.028
8.374
11.227
Singapura
11.476
10.617
9.285
13.194
Belgium
12.368
5.890
3.025
1.623
Bulgaria
10.804
6.139
5.746
2.898
Germany
49.189
24.815
38.910
25.545
Italy
8.621
6.439
9.532
18.718
Dutch
2.485
2.261
1.755
1.211
Poland
25.046
12.256
11.066
10.508
Rumania
7.446
5.281
5.481
4.790
Spain
4.658
2.290
1.627
716
England
9.674
4.663
8.994
4.681
Australia
1.140
1.220
955
800
Aljazair
2.918
1.705
2.001
1.157
Egypt
3.303
2.026
2.743
1.389
Maroko
6.283
3.497
5.627
3.097
S.Africa
11.315
4.577
9.120
10.897
US
48.904
45.343
29.772
45.792
Others
47.687
46.252
35.834
36.283
Total
322.326
233.599
230.073
238.591
Coffee Characteristic
Type of Coffee
Region
Harvesting
Period
Characteristic
 Arabica Specialty
a. Mandheling Coffee
North Sumatra
Sep-May
Full body, neutral, good acidity
b. Gayo Mountain Coffee
Aceh
Sep-Jun
Good body, fine acidity
c. Linthong Coffee
North Sumatra
Oct-May
Good body, fine acidityfine
d. Java Coffee
East Java
May-Aug
Nice complex cup, exotic flavour
e. Toraja/Kalosi Coffee
South Sulawesi
Jun-Sep
Smooth, good acidity, very nice mellow, good body
f. Bali Coffee
Bali
Jun-Sep
Fine acidity, smooth
 Robusta Specialty
a. Washed Java Robusta
East Java
May-Sep
Good body, clean, very week acidity
b. Lampung Robusta Specialty Coffee AP
Lampung
Apr-Sep
Full body
c. Lampung Robusta Specialty Coffee ELB
Lampung
Apr-Sep
Full body
d. Robusta Semendo Specialty Coffee
South Sumatra
Apr-Sep
Full body
Coffee Standard
Types of Defect
Value of defects
Black bean
1
Partly black bean
1/2
Broken black bean
1/2
Husk coffee
1
Brown bean
1/4
Large husk fragment
1
Medium husk fragment
1/2
Small husk fragment
1/5
Bean in parchment
1/2
Large parchment fragment
1/2
Medium parchment fragment
1/5
Small parchment fragment
1/10
Broken bean
1/5
Immature bean
1/5
Bean with one hole
1/10
Large stick, piece of hard earth or stone
5
Medium stick, piece of hard earth or stone
2
Small stick, piece of hard earth or stone
1

Grading Classification According to The Defects System

Grades
Total Defects Value
Grade 1
maximum 11
Grade 2
between 12 and 25
Grade 3
between 26 and 44
Grade 4a
between 45 and 60
Grade 4b
between 61 and 80
Grade 5
between 81 and 151
Grade 6
between 152 and 225
Coffee Standard
Province
Percentage (%)
Lampung
23
South Sumatra
22
Bengkulu
14
South Sulawesi
7
East Java
7
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam
6
North Sumatra
6
Bali
3
Nusa Tenggara Timur
2
Central Java
2
Others
9
Purchasing Term

Contract Terms

  • Subject to Approval of Preshipment Samples
  • (SAS Preship) Contract is subject to buyer approval of Preshipment Sample
  • Subject to Approval of Arrival Samples
  • (SAS Arrival) Contract is subject to buyer approval of Arrival Sample
  • Subject to Approval of Sample; Replace
  • Contract is subject to buyer’s approval of sample. If the coffee sample is not approved, we will replace it with a sample from another lot.
  • Subject to Approval of Sample; No Approval No Sale
  • Contract is subject to buyer’s approval of sample. If the coffee sample is not approved, contract is void.

Delivery/Shipment Terms

  • SPOT Purchase
  • Coffee is instore and availble for immediate release.
  • Delivery
  • Coffee is released or available for release during specified delivery months.
  • Extended Delivery
  • Coffee is contracted and released over a given period of time. Storage and financing is included.

Delivery Order/Warehouse terms

  • Ex Warehouse
  • Ownership is transferred from seller to buyer when the delivery order is issued. Warehouse outloading charges, i.e. Palletization, Shrinkwrap, Strapping, Cardboard, are the responsibility of the buyer. If you have an account at the warehouse, they will invoice you for such charges. If you do not, then contract terms switch to FOT (see below) and we will assume the charges and factor this into the cost of your purchase. Frieght and insurance from the warehouse are the responsibility of buyer.
  • FOT (Free on Truck) Warehouse
  • Ownership is transferred from seller to buyer upon loading of Truck. Warehouse charges including “Loading Out” charges will be assumed by ASCI. Shipping and insurance from the seller’s warehouse are the responsibility of buyer.
  • Release to Account
  • Coffee will be released to you warehouse account. Informing the warehouse of further release instructions is the buyer’s responsibility.
  • Delivered Plant
  • For quantites of 100 bags or more,we would be happy to quote pricing delivered to your door.

Market /Pricing Terms

  • The ICE
  • Coffee is traded on the Intercontinental Commodities Exchange aka “The ICE.” The ICE Market establishes a daily base price for coffee. Price quotes are in cents per pound. $150.00 cents per lb = $1.50
  • Differential
  • the price premium over the base market price. If the market is trading at $150.00 cents per pound and the differential is +25 making final price $175.00 cents per pound or $1.75
  • Price to be Fixed
  • Contract remains “open” until time of market fixation. Contract must be fixed proir to first notice day.
  • Flat Price
  • Price is established on an “outright basis” as time of contract.
Basic Roasting

    Roasting coffee transforms the chemical and physical properties of green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process is what produces the characteristic flavor of coffee by causing the green coffee beans to expand and to change in color, taste, smell, and density. Different people have different preference roasting level. The table below indicates common roasting levels:

Roast Level
Notes
Surface
Flavor
Light
Cinnamon roast, half city, New England
After several minutes the beans “pop” or "crack" and visibly expand in size. This stage is called first crack. American mass-market roasters typically stop here.
Dry
Lighter-bodied, higher acidity, no obvious roast flavour
Medium
Full city, American, regular, breakfast, brown
After a few short minutes the beans reach this roast, which U.S. specialty sellers tend to prefer.
Dry
Sweeter than light roast; more body exhibiting more balance in acid, aroma, and complexity
Full Roast
High, Viennese, Italian Espresso, Continental
After a few more minutes the beans begin popping again, and oils rise to the surface. This is called second crack. Roasters from the U.S. Northwest generally remove the beans at this point.
Slightly shiny
Somewhat spicy; complexity is traded for heavier body/mouth-feel. Aromas and flavours of roast become clearly evident.
Double Roast
French
After a few more minutes or so the beans begin to smoke. The bean sugars begin to carbonize.
Very oily
Smokey-sweet; light bodied, but quite intense. None of the inherent flavors of the bean are recognisable.

Grades of coffee roasting; from left: unroasted (or "green"), light, cinnamon, medium, high, city, full city, Italian, and French
Cupping Protocols

To ensure consistency in our cupping, we utilize Specialty Coffee Association of America cupping protocols, which include the following key elements:

  • 8 g (measured) coffee
  • 5 ounces water
  • Grind: medium (comparable to drip brewer)
  • Water: clean, filtered (NOT softened)
  • Water Temperature (Measured): 195°-205°
  • steep time: 4 minutes
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