Green Coffee Summit Videos Now Available

We are excited to release all of the videos from the first-ever Green Coffee Summit into the green.sca.coffee resource library.

Special Thanks to Our Green Coffee Summit Partners

The Green Coffee Summit and Resource Library would not have been possible without our generous partners, Sucafina, Atlas, InterAmerican, Sustainable Harvest “Tastify App,” and Agrano. Learn more about how our partners are making coffee market resources accessible.

Green Coffee Summit is a free-to-attend virtual event covering a range of topics to introduce clarity and accessibility to market data, equipping green coffee buyers and sellers with independent, neutral information about consumer markets.

Showcasing panel discussions, lectures, and market presentations, the live two-day summit offered insights and well-founded, actionable information valuable to green coffee sellers and traders. The first day of the event was predominantly held in English, with a focus on in-depth analysis of topics such as supply chain structures, risk management for green coffee sellers, and recent shifts in the landscape for financing and logistics. The second day featured a series of videos focused on consumer markets and regional consumption patterns that are complemented by a series of discussions featuring sellers with a history of success in each market. Both days were be punctuated with short, informational videos to introduce tools to aid green coffee sellers and buyers in understanding the value of their products, as well as how to find trading partners.  

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Green Coffee Summit Videos Now Available
Green Coffee Summit Videos Now Available

Showcasing panel discussions, lectures, and market presentations, the live two-day summit offered insights and well-founded, actionable information valuable to green coffee sellers and traders.

An Introduction to the Korean Coffee Market | Green Coffee Summit
An Introduction to the Korean Coffee Market | Green Coffee Summit

The growth of Korea’s specialty coffee market over the past decade has been a subject of much excitement – the country’s consumption has grown quickly in both volume and per capita terms, which leads many observers to wonder whether this rapid development would be possible in other markets.

An Introduction to the UK Coffee Market | Green Coffee Summit
An Introduction to the UK Coffee Market | Green Coffee Summit

Specialty coffee consumption in the UK has been on the rise in recent years, and despite steady growth in the number of total cafés – including both chains and independent shops – demand for lower-grade instant coffee has been difficult to unseat.

An Introduction to the US Coffee Market | Green Coffee Summit
An Introduction to the US Coffee Market | Green Coffee Summit

The landscape of specialty coffee consumption in the United States is a patchwork of many regional and cultural customs.

An Introduction to the German Coffee Market | Green Coffee Summit
An Introduction to the German Coffee Market | Green Coffee Summit

As Europe's largest-volume importer of green coffee, anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of European specialty coffee markets should examine the country’s purchasing tendencies.

The Effects of Frost in Brazil & Container Shortages | Anike Ejlers Wolthers | Green Coffee Summit
The Effects of Frost in Brazil & Container Shortages | Anike Ejlers Wolthers | Green Coffee Summit

When frost hit some of Brazil's major coffee-growing regions in July of 2021, the price for coffee on the commodity futures market - the “C” price - rose immediately and precipitously.

Smallholder Financial Risk Management: Approaches & Partnerships| Panel | Green Coffee Summit
Smallholder Financial Risk Management: Approaches & Partnerships| Panel | Green Coffee Summit

Smallholder coffee producers face formidable and unpredictable financial risks, particularly related to market prices.

Direct Trade Impact Studies | Shauna Alexander | Green Coffee Summit
Direct Trade Impact Studies | Shauna Alexander | Green Coffee Summit

Direct Trade has been Stumptown’s sourcing philosophy for nearly 20 years. During that time, the company observed positive impacts of that model at coffee farm and community levels — but also recognized the limits of its observations.

Alexandra Tuinstra | Confronting Tomorrow's Risks Today | Green Coffee Summit
Alexandra Tuinstra | Confronting Tomorrow's Risks Today | Green Coffee Summit

Confronting Tomorrow's Risks Today: Key Strategies for Reimagining Resilience in the Coffee Value Chain.

Price, Climate, COVID, Frost: What Should Buyers & Sellers Ask? | Jorge Cuevas | Green Coffee Summit
Price, Climate, COVID, Frost: What Should Buyers & Sellers Ask? | Jorge Cuevas | Green Coffee Summit

The challenges presented to growers by COVID in 2020 have been compounded by shipping bottlenecks in 2021.

Finding your way around in the Processing Revolution | Mario Fernández | Green Coffee Summit
Finding your way around in the Processing Revolution | Mario Fernández | Green Coffee Summit

Finding your way around in the Processing Revolution | Cómo orientarse dentro de la Revolución de los Procesos.

Better Returns for Coffee Producers | Bridget Carrington | Green Coffee Summit
Better Returns for Coffee Producers | Bridget Carrington | Green Coffee Summit

In 2019 coffee prices reached 12 year lows and although the last year has seen a welcome reversal of this trend, producers need to find ways of improving their resilience to market forces beyond their control.

Better Returns for Coffee Producers | Panel | Green Coffee Summit
Better Returns for Coffee Producers | Panel | Green Coffee Summit

Bridget Carrington, International Coffee Consultant, Emilio Lopez Diaz with Finca El Manzano, Eva Muthuuri of Eva's Coffee, and Stean Fasol of Stean's Beans explore different strategies for economic resilience that producers can employ to insulate themselves from the fluctuations of a volatile market.

Bruno Giestas | Instant Coffee: Domestic & Export Market Opportunities | Green Coffee Summit
Bruno Giestas | Instant Coffee: Domestic & Export Market Opportunities | Green Coffee Summit

The presentation will address how ABICS, the Brazilian Soluble Coffee Association, has been branding its products to appeal both to the different consumer segments, from quality to price sensitive, from specialty to conventional, and to the supply chain that provides the products to them.

Tools: SCA Coffee Directory | Green Coffee Summit
Tools: SCA Coffee Directory | Green Coffee Summit

Looking to expand your coffee network?

Tools: Beyco Worldwide Trading Platform | Green Coffee Summit
Tools: Beyco Worldwide Trading Platform | Green Coffee Summit

Beyco: Beyco is a platform that uses blockchain technology to facilitate the buying and selling of coffee, access to finance, and data management.

Tools: The Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide | Green Coffee Summit
Tools: The Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide | Green Coffee Summit

There are big questions facing specialty coffee sellers and buyers.

Tools: International Trade Center Green Coffee Exporter's Guide | Green Coffee Summit
Tools: International Trade Center Green Coffee Exporter's Guide | Green Coffee Summit

ITC Green Coffee Exporter's Guide is the world's most extensive, hands-on and neutral source of information on the international coffee trade.

Find all of the presentations from this event in the freely available Green Coffee Summit Resource Library or learn more about our upcoming Green Coffee Summits at green.sca.coffee.

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