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The Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide is designed to release the specialty coffee market from its dependence on commodity price references, focusing on quality and on the quality of life for all actors along the coffee supply stream.

07/01/2025

Thanks to the presenters and participants who made the Sensible Coffee Pricing Salon IV a huge success!

We agree with many of the (regular) Salon participants when they say that these are among the most optimistic and impactful gatherings at and Specialty Coffee Association EXPO.

Please keep an eye on this space for more details about what we talked about in Geneva.

06/27/2025

For anyone interested…

(yes, including those at Specialty Coffee Association ).

The June 2025 to drop in coming days.

06/23/2025

A research paper featuring Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide data was accepted for publication in World Development (a leading Development journal). In this paper, Karl Wienhold and Peter Roberts ask, ‘How is value distributed along specialty coffee value chains?’ They examine retail and green coffee price data and find that the upgrading by producers who grow coffees for differentiated specialty markets is mainly (but variably) appropriated by downstream actors. Their observations illuminate a pricing landscape that calls for new ways of thinking about value distribution along global value chains that end with differentiated consumer products.

Follow the link in our bio to download and read the paper!

06/20/2025

Of elephants and rooms! When farmers don’t have access to market information, they’re negotiating in the dark. Thus, understanding the variables that influence pricing outcomes isn’t just helpful—it’s critical. But, when we avoid talking about access to relevant price information, we’re not overlooking a minor variable—we’re ignoring a major one.

06/16/2025

On June 6th, researchers from Colombia and around the world convened virtually for the annual Coffee Sustainability & Equity Research Summit. Hosted by Orlando Rodríguez García (Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira), Robinson Garcés Marín (Universidad de Antioquia & Emory University), Juliana Jaramillo (Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira), and Peter W. Roberts (Emory University), the Summit featured presentations and project workshops highlighting sustainability, equity, and innovation across the coffee value chain. This annual gathering continues to foster collaboration and shared learning—and we look forward to future in-person sessions in Colombia.

Click the link in our bio for all the details!

06/11/2025

WHAT A GREAT IDEA! Every year since 1976, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has released its annual California Grape Crush Report. Based on the most recent grape harvest, it shows weighted average prices actually paid for winegrapes grown in California – by variety and by region.

06/03/2025

The folks at Daily Coffee News recently reported that the C Price is being phased out. Coffee futures contracts – tradeable in larger lot sizes – will be priced per metric ton instead of per pound. This change will require some recalibration. Some say it might reshape how commodity coffee pricing is communicated. If navigating this “same market, new units” becomes too difficult, green coffee sellers and buyers can always use the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide as a sensible alternative for price discovery.

06/02/2025

Don't miss June's episode of Bean to Cup, featuring our very own Peter Roberts!

04/15/2025

📈 Big movement at the low end of the market. In March 2025, data from the Specialty Coffee Retail Price Index (SCRPI) showed the largest quarterly price increase since the index began in 2014. Retail prices for the lowest-priced coffees in North American specialty markets jumped by 97 cents per roasted pound, reaching $21.72 – a 4.7% increase over December 2024.

Want to explore the latest pricing trends? Click the link in our bio to read the newest SCRPI report.

03/28/2025

We offer thanks to our incredible friends and partners at the Honduran Coffee Alliance and De La Gente. In addition to being committed Data Donors, you were amazing and gracious hosts on our two 2025 student trips – one to Honduras in January and another to Guatemala in March. With your passion and hard work, our (Emory University) students now appreciate all the hard work that goes into specialty coffee production. They were also able to meet many of the coffee producers that they worked with during our Storytelling Workshops (more info in the link in our bio). These lessons and experiences will last a lifetime!

Your layered commitments – to the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide, our Storytelling Workshops, and our student trips – enriches all of our understanding of specialty coffee value chains while strengthening our collective mission. For this, we again say THANKS!

03/25/2025

Huge thanks to NOMAD COFFEE, a coffee roaster from Spain, for being a Data Donor to the 2024 Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide! We couldn’t agree more—transparency is key to a more sustainable and equitable coffee industry. NOMAD COFFEE leads by example, openly sharing the prices they pay for coffee through their annual Transparency Report and using the SCTG to benchmark prices across the specialty coffee sector.

Their commitment to transparency helps create a fairer coffee industry, where producers, roasters, and buyers can make more informed decisions. We’re grateful for their support!

Want to explore the 2024 SCTG? Click the link in our bio to download! 🔗

03/18/2025

A huge thank you to Coffee Libre, a roaster and importer from South Korea, for their data donation to the 2024 Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide (SCTG)! Transparency and traceability are essential for the specialty coffee industry, and we agree that sharing data plays a crucial role in building a better future for producers. By working together with like-minded colleagues, we hope to drive positive change.

To download the 2024 SCTG and learn more, click the link in our bio!

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30322

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We are a research program based out of Emory University in Atlanta, GA. We are developing this platform so that caring and forward-looking specialty coffee consumers, roasters, importers and exporters, and producers can come together to share information and insights and ideas about specialty coffee markets and the economic treatment of specialty coffee growers.