Yirgacheffe Coffee Export Co-op – Ethiopia

About This Project

Revenue-sharing stake in a 1,200-member smallholder coffee cooperative in Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia — home of the world's most sought-after specialty coffee. The co-op processes and exports single-origin washed and natural lots direct to specialty roasters in the US, Japan and Scandinavia, bypassing commodity auction channels. Export premiums average $4–6/kg above the commodity price. Green coffee FOB exports of 420 tonnes per annum. Investor returns are paid from export margin revenue.

Executive Summary

Yirgacheffe specialty coffee direct-trade co-op. 420t annual export to US/Japan/EU specialty roasters. $4-6/kg premium above commodity price.