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JUAN PABLO MALACATOS MAYO
Specs
Producer Juan Pablo Malacatos Mayo
Farm Finca Nueva Esperanza
Region Palanda, Zamora-Chinchipe Ecuador
Harvest Summer-Fall 2024
Varieties Mejorado
Process Washed
Altitude 1,700 masl
Importer The Coffee Quest
JUAN PABLO MALACATOS MAYO
Producer Profile
In our third year working with Juan Pablo's Mejorado, we are delighted to see a major improvement in cup quality. As such, we paid—through our importer Quest—an additional bonus on top of the original price, all of which went back to Juan Pablo. At only 24 years old, Juan Pablo Malacatos Mayo manages Finca Nueva Esperanza in Palanda, Zamora-Chinchipe. The farm consists of two hectares of land at 1,700 masl, and has around 7,000 coffee trees in production of the Mejorado variety. Since his farm is only 2 hectares, Juan Pablo doesn't need to hire any full-time employees. Instead, he exchanges labour with neighbouring farms to help each other's cherry harvest.
Zamora-Chinchipe
Zamora Chinchipe, located in Southern Ecuador to the East of Loja is characterized by high altitudes, rich biodiversity, and woodlands. The harvest here runs from March through October, peaking in August.
Mejorado
Often called Typica Mejorado, genetic testing done by World Coffee Research has shown that Mejorado is in fact a cross between Bourbon and an Ethiopian Landrace variety. The vast majority of Mejorado is farmed in Ecuador where it has exceptional quality potential, often showing aromatic florals and deep sweetness.
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Washed
De-pulped on the day of harvest. Dry-fermented for 70 hours. Hand-sorted. Dried on raised beds for 16 days until moisture content reaches 10.5%.
TRANSPARENCY
IMPORTER | The Coffee Quest |
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. | $5 USD per lb |
FOB PRICING | $6 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $8 USD per lb - Including an additional quality bonus 100% of which went back to Juan Pablo |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 1,000 kg. Subtext purchased 250 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | This is the third year that Quest has worked with Juan Pablo and the third year we have purchased his coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 88 |