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MI'ESSA ROBE
Specs
Producers Mi'essa Robe
Region Suke Qutto, Shakiso, Guji, Ethiopia
Harvest Winter 2023-2024
Varieties 74110 & 74112
Process Natural
Altitude 2,100-2,350 masl
Importer Osito
MI'ESSA ROBE
Producer Profile
This is now our third year buying this single-producer lot from Mi’essa Robe, who grows coffee in the Suke Qutto Kebele, in Shakiso, Guji. Mi’essa grows coffee—CBD resistant selections and local landraces—under the shade of indigenous trees and delivers that coffee to Ture Waji's Suke station. There, the cherry is naturally processed, laid out on raised beds for 21-28 days, depending on the weather. During that time, the coffee is turned over regularly to ensure even drying. It is still quite rare to be able to buy single-producer lots from Guji; we are thankful for the work by Ture Waji, Sookoo, and our importing partner Osito for enabling these separations.
Guji
This famous coffee growing region is known for its rich, volcanic soil. High altitudes, bi-modal rainfall patterns and dry weather which allows for coffee to develop slowly and consistently here.
Local Landraces
74112 is one of six selections that were approved for release in 1974 as part of a CBD-resistance (Coffee Berry Disease) selection program. During the 1970's, researchers from the Jimma Agricultural Research Centre searched the forests in the Illuababora zone for CBD-resistant mother trees. Today 74112 has been widely distributed across most growing regions in the country.
Short and compact with small leaves, cherries, and beans; Gibirinna 74110 is one of the most planted varieties in Ethiopia. The mother tree of this variety was selected in 1974 by JARC (Jimma Agricultural Research Centre) in the Metu province for its CBD resistance. After research and development by JARC, it was released in 1979 and recommended for planting in the altitude range of 1,500-2,100 masl.
Natural
The cherry is naturally processed, laid out on raised beds for 21-28 days, depending on the weather. During that time, the coffee is turned over regularly to ensure even drying
TRANSPARENCY
IMPORTER | Osito |
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. | 59 ETB per kg of cherry |
FOB PRICING | $4.80 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $6.05 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 1,500 kg. Subtext purchased 360 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | Osito has been working with Mi'essa for three years and this is the third year we have purchased Mi'essa's coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 86 |