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Ode to the 86

March 19, 2024

The 86 point coffee: clean, sweet, and bright; complex but subtle. In specialty coffee we sometimes forget how incredible 86 point coffees are: how much goes into them, how absolutely…

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C Drops, Price Volatility Heading Into Peru Season: Q3 2023

July 12, 2023

As we enter Q3, the C market is down with further drops possible on the horizon, while its volatility continues to create complexity. Local prices that have been elevated for…

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Ethiopia, Mexico On the Way Amid Normalizing Logistics: Q2 2023

April 3, 2023

To listen, click here. As we head into the second quarter of 2023, many threads from the beginning of the year remain. Logistics continue normalizing but are still tangled in…

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C Market Volatility, Complex Logistics & Ethiopia Civil Unrest Spill Over Into Q1 2022

January 7, 2022

Red Fox Coffee Merchants Origin & Shipment Update: Q1 2022 Prefer to listen rather than read? Click here or find us on your favorite podcasting app. As we sail into…

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Decentralization & Community in Oaxaca Coffee Sourcing

June 10, 2021

What makes Oaxaca unique?  The Oaxaca sourcing landscape is uniquely decentralized, presenting both challenges and opportunities for us as a sourcing company and for the communities and families we work…

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