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Notes Between Cuppings Entry 2
Notes between cuppings 2/4/2026  Offer samples flooded my desk these past few weeks. Tanzania, Guatemala, Brazil… a bit of an unusual crowd for early February. These are the doldrums, the dead of winter, the quiet hours of waiting.  With Brazil tariffed much of 2025,...
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This article is a summary of market commentary originally created by StoneX with contributions from our Trading Team. All market data and primary analysis are attributed to StoneX unless otherwise noted. 

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Landmark Pricing Change: Fair Trade and FLO International

Landmark Pricing Change: Fair Trade and FLO International

John Cossette, Vice President of Green Coffee Purchasing at Royal weighs in on the pricing change and shares his take on our best Fairtrade Organic offerings.  Since 1995, Royal Coffee has been an active participant and importer of Fairtrade and Organic coffee. Starting with a few tentative...

50 lb Royal Gem Q&A + FAQs

50 lb Royal Gem Q&A + FAQs

Recently, Royal Coffee's Director of Business Development, Richard Sandlin, caught up with Sprudge to discuss our newest line of boxed green coffees, the 50 lb Royal Gem. Here is the Q&A and FAQ for the new product line.  Can you tell me a little bit about the conceit behind Royal Gems?  We...

2023 Freight Outlook

2023 Freight Outlook

Royal Coffee’s Inbound Traffic Specialist, Jodi Louws, shares her thoughts on market forces that will affect shipping costs in 2023.  TLDR; Shipping costs are not back to pre-pandemic lows, and we do not expect them to be. Freight rates are improving, but not “plunging”, and low East –West rates...

Royal’s 2022 Colombia Lineup

Royal’s 2022 Colombia Lineup

Back in April of this year, our cofounder Bob cupped some of the offer samples with Natalia from Mastercol, the Crown's roaster Doris, and our Colombian green coffee buyer Amanda, and he was blown away by some of the most unique coffees we have ever encountered. We’re proud to feature an array of...

You’re Missing Out: the Case for Ecuador Coffee

You’re Missing Out: the Case for Ecuador Coffee

The past few years have included, along with the launch of our Crown Jewel program, our first real sustained sourcing effort in Ecuador. Both of these projects reflect Royal’s stance as buyers, or curators, as much as we are traders. All of us here who contribute to the spot position are capable...

Introducing Ghats Specialty Coffees of India

Introducing Ghats Specialty Coffees of India

When coffee buyers in the United States think of Indian coffee, there are basically four types that come to mind. For arabicas it’s Monsooned Malabar, Mysore Nuggets, and (for the sophisticated) Chikmalagur Karnataka – the Baba Budan giri – and of course robusta.  The stereotype of homogenous...

Inspiration through Education

Inspiration through Education

It’s been a rough month, amid what feels like a really, really long time since any of us caught a break. On many of our minds most recently is the unspeakable violence, particularly in Buffalo, NY, Uvalde, TX, and even at the time of writing this, the breaking news in Tulsa, OK, where we mourn the...

COVID Policy Updates for The Crown’s Education & Events – May 2022

COVID Policy Updates for The Crown’s Education & Events – May 2022

May 6, 2022 -- Check here for updates to our education and public event policy for anyone attending The Crown's offerings of in-person classes and events. We'll continue to monitor local and national resources and release further updates as the situation changes. For the time being, please...