Educational content on Indonesian coffee origins, processing methods, traceability, sustainability, and export practices.
A pour-over buyer’s guide to clean, bright Indonesian origins. We map regions and processing to flavor outcomes, and share roast and brew starting points so you can pick with confidence.
A practical, document-first workflow to verify Indonesian coffee origin and farm-group traceability using the ICO Certificate of Origin, triangulated with the bill of lading, packing list, phytosanitary certificate, and cooperative records.
A practical, field-tested method to size, choose, and place desiccants for 20-foot containers of green coffee. Includes rules of thumb by route and season, an example calculation for 19 tons, water activity targets, and a placement checklist to stop container rain.
A practical playbook from the Indonesia-Coffee Team on how small roasters and first-time importers can negotiate a lower MOQ with coffee exporters. Includes email templates, what proof to attach, realistic bag counts to propose, and smart concessions to offer.
A practical, month-by-month chili sourcing calendar for Indonesia. Learn when each province peaks, how monsoon shifts harvest timing, and where to buy during Java’s off-season to avoid price spikes.
A cash-flow-first guide for coffee importers deciding when to buy USD spot versus locking a forward for invoices due in 30–120 days. Includes a worked 90-day example, deposit requirements, how to handle shipment delays, and matching forward maturities to FOB/CIF terms.
Stop using EXW for Indonesian coffee. Here’s why it rarely works in 2025, how FCA solves the exporter-of-record problem, and exactly how to structure your contracts, responsibilities, and documents for smooth shipments.
A step-by-step LinkedIn and Google X-ray workflow we’ve used to source qualified green coffee buyers by country in under an hour. Includes exact boolean strings, titles to target, verification steps, and first-message templates. Written by the Indonesia-Coffee Team.
A step-by-step, first-time importer guide to filing FDA Prior Notice for Indonesian green coffee beans via PNSI—so a small roaster can submit it correctly in under 20 minutes without a broker.
A step-by-step, field-tested system to prevent mold and “container rain” in green coffee during climate-driven transit delays. Practical targets for moisture and water activity, container prep, loading patterns, hermetic liners, desiccant sizing, monitoring, and contract clauses you can use today.
Wet‑hulled Indonesian coffees can taste muddy if you brew them like a typical washed Central. Here’s how soil, microclimate and giling basah shape solubility, and how to adjust grind, water, agitation and filters to pull clean, sweet cups from Sumatran, Sulawesi and Java lots.