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Origin Journey

2/1: Kochere gr. 1 is purchased (it’s a full container lot, 320
x 60kg bags) 2/8: Inspections and paperwork are C
completed 2/10: Kochere arrives at warehouse in Addis M
2/11: Kochere is first cupped and evaluated by the buyer
Y
2/12: sample is sent out to a potential client 2/17:
CM
sample arrives at client’s lab for evaluation 2/18: sample
MY
is roasted 2/20: sample is cupped and let’s assume,
approved 2/21: Kochere goes into the queue for CY
mechanical and hand sorting at the exporter’s facility CMY
2/28: Kochere is ready for export 3/1: earliest possible
K
departure date from the exporter to Coffee Liquoring Unity
(CLU) for final inspection before export 3/4: container
is approved for export by CLU 3/5: departure from Addis
to Djibouti 3/10: container arrives to Djibouti port
3/15: container departs from port 4/15: container arrives
at arrival port 4/22: container is stripped at arrival
warehouse 4/24: earliest possible loading to the roaster

The above timeline is based on the following export nearly impossible. All of the above also assumes
assumptions: that the export facility is functioning at top efficiency
1. Absolutely every step occurs without incident and capacity.
2. Only one lot is in the container. As you can see, all the beautiful Ethiopian coffees
In reality, many importers purchase containers being offered at cafes around the world have travelled
that are made up of at least two different lots (it a long way not only geographically, but also having
can go up to ±5). Each of these lots have to go passed through many hands, offices, and facilities before
through the above process and then be approved even being loaded onto a ship. The next time you are
by the client for purchase. Getting five lots coming wondering why your coffee is taking so long to arrive at
from different warehouses with the exact cup your roastery, remember that your exporter and their
characteristics that the client likes and then getting team is working with many factors and people in order to
those lots and hand sorted for export makes March ship the coffee to you as quickly as possible.

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