Coffee preparation has its own value in different parts of Africa. That is considered to be associated mostly with religious rituals and ceremonies, one of the examples we can take is the coffee ceremony of Ethiopia.

BLQK, pronounced as a series of letters (“B-L-Q-K”) is currently working with roasting partner Lamill Coffee, also based in L.A. For the brand’s official launch about two weeks ago, BLQK made available subscriptions or individual purchases, offering a single-origin Guji coffee from Ethiopia, as well as an “All-African” blend.

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BLQK, pronounced as a series of letters (“B-L-Q-K”) is currently working with roasting partner Lamill Coffee, also based in L.A. For the brand’s official launch about two weeks ago, BLQK made available subscriptions or individual purchases, offering a single-origin Guji coffee from Ethiopia, as well as an “All-African” blend.
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Coffee is a much larger part of the Ethiopian way of life than just early morning caffeine hit.

The coffee samples of this year’s Cup of Excellence have surpassed that of the previous year by 400, disclosed by the Ethiopian Coffee Exporters Association (ECEA). over 1,800 coffee samples have been submitted to participate in this year’s Cup of Excellence Competition surpassing the 1,400 samples recorded last year.

Coffee reported mid-single-digit growth, boosted by strong consumer demand for Starbucks products, Nespresso and Nescafé. Sales of Starbucks products reached CHF 2.7 billion, generating incremental sales of over CHF 400 million in 2020.

Export coffee trade dominated the market by controlling market attention with 51% of the volume and 50% of the value by Specialty and Local coffees respectively.

Coffee is now a part of the life of most people, the drink we consume every day. But how did anything begin? What are the roots of coffee and how did we not start our day without it coming about?

The Global coffee market has seen major ups and downs in the year 2020/2021. For instance, prices for all Arabica indicators rose in January, while Robusta prices decreased by 1.8% to 70.71 US cents/lb. Exports in the first three months of the coffee year 2020/21 were 31.59 million bags, 6.1% higher than the same year 2019/2020.

Ethiopia is known to be Africa's leading coffee supplier, the 1st in Africa, and currently the 5th in the world. According to a recent study, 39–59 percent of Ethiopia’s current coffee production area could become unsuitable because of rising temperatures.

The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority said it has earned 313.6 million USD in the first six months. The Authority said it has earned 304.5 million USD by exporting 91,812 tons of coffee.

In this blog, we aim to put some good points about direct trade and invite our readers to contemplate furthermore upon the practicality of direct trade in the Ethiopian coffee market context.

From green coffee bean buyers, roasters, quality control specialists, baristas, and several others along the supply chain, coffee is evaluated and scored by a standard methodology called cupping.

Sinopia takes pride in the introduction of its new vertically integrated farms and washing stations

Sinopia coffee sees the way forward to put its industry and sector contribution in maximizing Sinopia’s and Ethiopia’s coffee trade performance for the 2020/2021 harvest.