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MUJERES BERRUECOS DECAF
Specs
Producer Women Producers of Berruecos
Region Arboleda, Nariño, Colombia
Harvest June-July 2024
Varieties Field Blend
Process EA Decaf Washed
Altitude 1,800-2,100 masl
Importer Apex
MUJERES BERRUECOS
Producer Profile
Francy Castillo oversees the Berruecos Project, which brings together cherries from small-scale female producers at her collection point. This project connects remote producers to the specialty coffee market, allowing them to earn premium prices. The initiative focuses on supporting women coffee producers in Nariño through farm visits to assess community needs, providing technical assistance on specialty coffee practices, and offering tools and resources for daily fieldwork. As it happens, the women of the Berruecos Project have produced the best decaf lot we’ve ever had the pleasure of roasting.
Nariño
Nariño is characterized by steep slopes, and extremely high altitudes as well as a unique climate. Warm, humid air makes its way up from the valleys during the evening hours, allowing for coffee to be grown at higher altitudes than in the rest of Colombia, without risk of frost. The volcanic soil is rich in nutrients and is well-drained..
Field Blend
Washed
Each woman producer in this blend follows a two-step fermentation process to ensure high-quality beans. Cherries are hand-harvested at peak ripeness and sorted using the flotationmethod to remove damaged cherries .The first fermentation stage lasts 70 hours while the cherries remain intact, followed by natural pulping. A second fermentation, lasting 60 to 70 hours in closed tanks, further develops the flavor. After drying on tarps or concrete patios for 14 to 18 days, the beans are stored in sacks and transferred for decaffeination.
TRANSPARENCY
IMPORTER | Apex |
FARMGATE PRICINGWhat's this?FOB: "Freight on board," usually the price paid to the coffee exporter for coffee ready to ship. This includes price paid to the producer as well as milling, warehousing and transportation costs plus any intermediaries' fees and export costs. Farmgate: the price paid by the exporter or other buyer to the producer or producer organization. | 1.8 million COP per carga (125kg parchment) |
FOB PRICING | $3.70 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $5.22 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 4,060 kg. Subtext purchased 630 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | This is the second year that Apex has worked with francy to construct this lot and the first year we have purchaed it. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 86 |