Hi all,
What would the best way be to learn a bit more about the economics of coffee in AUS and the coffee industry as a whole?
Questions I find myself asking include:
Note:
i've watched a few youtube vids including the one from JimSeven. I've also read the Wikipedia article on the matter. The best I found was an infographic (see attached). Very insightful but seems very focused on USA.
What would the best way be to learn a bit more about the economics of coffee in AUS and the coffee industry as a whole?
Questions I find myself asking include:
- What does the bean to cup value chain look like and what is involved in each stage?
- What are the rough profit margins of each process, who is making money and where in the value chain?
- I sense that coffee in some ways is really a commodity type game. Is the Australia coffee roasting market saturated with roasters or is there still a way in?
- I imagine the cafe business as being really saturated and tough. Coffee is probably just a fraction of this and a coffee focused cafe probably wont do overly well?
- What are the roles in the coffee industry that normal non-industry people would be surprised exists?
Note:
i've watched a few youtube vids including the one from JimSeven. I've also read the Wikipedia article on the matter. The best I found was an infographic (see attached). Very insightful but seems very focused on USA.

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