Commodities / Coffee
Coffee desk
Green coffee, arabica and robusta, for roasters, soluble makers and trade houses.
Products
What we broker on this desk
Typical specifications are shown as a guide. The specification in your contract is the one that binds.
| Product | Usual origins | Typical specification | Packing and shipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabica, naturals | Brazil · Ethiopia | Brazil by NY grade, screen 17/18, cup as described; Ethiopia by grade and region | 60 kg jute bags or bulk liner in containers |
| Arabica, washed | Colombia · India · East Africa | Grade and screen as per origin: Excelso, Plantation A, AA or AB | 60 or 70 kg jute bags in containers |
| Robusta | Vietnam · Uganda · Indonesia · India | Vietnam Grade 2 with 5% black and broken; Uganda by screen; India Cherry AB or Parchment AB | 60 kg jute bags or bulk liner in containers |
| Monsooned and speciality lots | India | Monsooned Malabar AA, Mysore Nuggets and estate lots, sold on sample | 50 or 60 kg jute bags in containers |
What to send us for a quote
- Arabica or robusta, origin and grade
- Screen size and defect tolerance
- Cup profile you need, or the blend it is going into
- Quantity in bags or containers
- Destination port and shipment month
- Outright price or differential to the futures market
Typical lanes
- Santos → Hamburg, Antwerp, Genoa
- Ho Chi Minh City → Genoa, Hamburg, Jebel Ali
- Mombasa → Europe and the Middle East
- Mangalore and Kochi → Europe and the Gulf
Green coffee is traded on the standard coffee contract forms, with quality approved on sample before shipment where agreed.
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- Office
- Chandigarh, India