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About the Producers
Rosalia Ramirez is a grower we met this year for the first time in Loxicha, when she approached us after hearing from her neighbor, Fidel, that we were looking to expand our purchasing to include new growers. We were struck right away by her calm but direct demeanour, and her clear desire to find a better outlet for her coffee than what she currently has.
Widowed only two years ago, Rosalia is originally from the town of San Juan Guichivoi in the Sierra Mixe mountains. She arrived in Loxicha when she was 23 years old to marry her husband and to support her in-laws who were also coffee growers.
In these early days, Rosalia and her husband worked as teachers for their income, and so they rose early to prepare breakfast before setting off to work. As time passed, her in-laws passed the farm down to Rosalia, and she has since then worked both on the farm and as a teacher, juggling the two roles.
Rosalia manages exclusively the Pluma variety, a native Typica mutation that hails from the nearby town of Hidalgo de Pluma. While many growers still manage this variety in Loxicha, many are also now planting more disease resistant varieties to combat the increasing instance of roya. Upon inheriting the farm, the family made the decision to work to continue planting more trees of this same variety and to manage it collectively. During harvest, her now adult children work the farm and she oversees the processing upon her return from her day teaching.
Processing
Cherries are picked at peak ripeness and are depulped the same day into wooden tanks. The depulped seeds are then left to ferment for 12 hours, before being washed. The coffee is then patio dried for 12 days. . Once dry, the coffee is stored in sealed plastic bags until it is milled.
Price
This coffee was imported by Semilla Coffee
**The ?.?? for pricing represents that we are still waiting on pricing data from our importers but we will be getting it soon!
The FOB price for this lot was $5.82 [FOB price is the total price of the coffee up to the point of departure from the country; it includes farmgate/price paid to the grower, in-country transportation, and the cost of processing and preparation for export. It does not include the price of freight to the US, US warehousing, US customs charges, or the cost of moving coffee with the US.]
During the harvest season from January through April, the New York C price for coffee was an average of $3.09; the $5.82 FOB price for this coffee includes a significant premium for the farmer above the C market price, which reflects the excellent quality of this coffee. After being imported to a warehouse in the consuming country, the United States, the coffee cost was $8.50/lb. The cost of the shipping from the warehouse to our roastery made our final green price $9.00.
Avg. C Price (at the time of harvest): $3.09
F.O.B Price: $5.82
Ex-Warehouse: $8.50
Final Green Price: $9.00
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