While many of us are breathing sighs of relief after Friday’s tariff amendment announcement, the news remains mixed. While coffee that entered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on or after 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, is now exempt from the reciprocal tariffs, some country-specific tariffs remain. Brazil remains a uniquely high-cost option, currently facing both a 10% reciprocal tariff and a 40% read more
Brazil is a cornerstone coffee for most of our clients. However, with a 50% tariff currently in place, it’s no longer a cost-effective option, particularly for blends. Sadly, we can’t justify buying Brazil long right now for spot availability. Of course, if you’re committed to Brazil, we’ll try to help read more
The 8th Annual Força Café Competition was again a remote undertaking, instead of several bustling, communal days of calibration and cupping. And still, it was a great success. Winners of the competition — which celebrates and encourages the efforts of smallholder producers in Brazil— were announced Nov. 3, and an read more
This morning, the winners of the 8th Annual Força Café Competition were announced during a live ceremony hosted by NKG Stockler. Women took the top prizes in both the Natural and Semiwashed categories, and several producers discussed what the contest has meant to them over the years and how grateful they read more
The Força Café Competition is a singular opportunity for smallholder farmers in Brazil to show off their best coffees. With the contest now in its eighth year, many of these producers have spent seven years focusing on coffee quality improvements alongside agronomists from the nonprofit Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung Foundation read more
Temperatures dropped in Brazil this week and regions including Sul de Minas, Cerrado and Mogiana all received some frost. The impact is not yet fully known. What we do know is that the damage seems to be worse than originally predicted. The farther that experts travel to assess the situation, read more
Our heartiest and most sincere thanks to the judges, for making time during the craziest of times! The winners of the 7th Annual Força Café Championship will be announced during a live, online awards ceremony Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. ET.
In the world’s largest coffee country, and a nation known for its vast farms and impressive mechanization, HRNS Brazil quickly gained a clear view of the challenges faced by smallholder producers — farmers with fewer than 20 hectares, whose primary income is coffee—and their need to increase their profitability.
Brazil’s specialty coffee landscape is undergoing fascinating changes, and we’re grateful to have an ally and a resource there in our sister company NKG Stockler. When we wanted a unique and truly stand-apart coffee that exemplifies some of the shifts and experimentation happening in Brazil today, they sent us cupping read more
The coffees heading into the Fifth Annual Força Café Championship auction Dec. 18 exceeded our expectations, without question. They’re delicious, and we’re thrilled to offer them. But really, we hope you buy these coffees because they’re important. The Força Café Championship honors and encourages Brazil’s smallholder farmers—who represent 80 percent of read more
