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Coffee NewsEthiopia Green Coffee Export Review
Read nowEthiopia remains coffee’s genetic homeland and one of its most iconic origins, prized for bright, juicy cups with dazzling clarity. With a record 11.56 million bags produced in 2025/26 and exports moving primarily through Djibouti’s port, the country’s smallholder-and-cooperative model...
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Coffee NewsUganda Green Coffee Export Review
Read nowUganda ranks among the world’s top 10 coffee producers, with Robusta making up roughly 80% of its output and Arabica the rest. As a landlocked country routing exports through Kenya’s port of Mombasa, Uganda has long been known for heavy-bodied, chocolate-forward cups but a new wave of specialty lots is revealing floral, tea-like, and fruit-forward profiles rarely associated with the origin.
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Coffee NewsBuy Great Coffee and Help Build a Digital Learning Center in Ethiopia
Read nowWe expected a quick visit. Instead, it became one of the most memorable moments of the entire trip.
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Coffee NewsKenya Green Coffee Export Review
Read nowOne of the most sought after origins in specialty coffee, its profile has iconic savory notes like tomato and punchy acidity.
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Coffee NewsBrazil: Why It's Worth Booking Before September
New crop Brazils won’t land until October or November, that’s just the harvest calendar. But spot availability on Brazil macrolots has tightened this summer, and roasters waiting until fall are finding a thinner market. Here’s why it’s worth booking your coverage nowRead now -
Coffee NewsCosta Rica Green Coffee Export Review
Read nowWell known for organic coffee production, eco-tourism, and modern processing culture dominated by top quality honeys and naturals, Costa Rica contributes a little over a million 60kg bags annually to the world’s volume of coffee, making up less than 1%...
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Coffee NewsWhy We’re Temporarily Reducing Our Coffee Drink Prices
We’ve long maintained that tariffs were not just a tax on U.S. businesses, but on the American people. We’re finding creative ways to try and pay back that debt to our customers at The Crown. What? Starting on July 1, 2026, we’ll be reducing our menu prices by 25 cents on every coffee drink for 60 days. Why? We’re passing the refund for the […]Read now -
Coffee NewsIssuing IEEPA Tariff Credits to Our Customers
CBP has begun returning IEEPA duties on green coffee. Royal Coffee is now issuing IEEPA Tariff Credits to the customers who paid those tariffs.Read now -
Coffee NewsYemen Green Coffee Export Review
Yemen is where commercial coffee cultivation began, and where it remains among the rarest and most prized in the world. An arid climate, heirloom varieties, and traditional natural processing produce deeply distinctive cups, while war, water scarcity, and tiny production volumes make every lot hard-won. Here’s a look at Yemen’s growing regions, cultivars, and why Royal’s airfreighted selections are worth the wait.Read now