Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

[koligi]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Yes, a URL is a sentance Andy and it answered all my questions- Cheers.

[Andy]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Yes, a URL is a sentance Andy

Cool ;D

Is the Brazil Bourbon Naturals like the Brazil Original Bourbon?  

From memory and notes, yes quite similar although I think this one is a cleaner processing.

[flynnaus]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

The rising prices note in the email wasnt really a scare campaign to promote sales, it was just a heads-up that prices are going to "go nuts" this year.

Understood that but it will probably have the effect of boosting sales anyway.

Interesting graph. It suggests the price may double inside the year ending July 2011 if the current trend continues.

I guess long suffering farmers deserve earning better money for their crop but I also wonder if holding their crops back means we will be seeing beans from the previous season hitting the markets (and maybe even advertised as this years)?

flynn_aus wrote on Yesterday at 22:27:
Curse you, Freeman

Youre welcome Flynn.

Damn, I edited that out of my post but you picked it up anyway :-[. Im sure you understood the intent .

[minvec]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Yikes! I think Ill stock up on some tried and tested beans. I use Brazil Natural pulped in lot of my blends. I figure I go through about 35kg of coffee per year.

How long do green coffee beans last in pantry before they degrade?

say 3yrs * 35kg =

[Andy]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

the price may double inside the year ending July 2011 if the current trend continues

I hope not! It would push the roasted price out to $70-$80kg

wonder if holding their crops back means we will be seeing beans from the previous season hitting the markets

It could, but I expect without good storage and living in high humidity areas they then run the risk of mould and other nasties that would make it worth zero. I expect its more a month to month holding of available beans as they speculate on the price.

Im sure you understood the intent

Of course! (I needed a smiley on my reply). I get cursed every BBay by CSrs who were trying to not buy any beans.

How long do green coffee beans last in pantry before they degrade?

A couple of years without a problem, 3 or more if you store them very well. I roasted some well stored Puerto Rico Yauco from 2.5 years ago and they came up as good as I remembered.

[JJJ]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

that Kenya Kagongo Peaberry sounds like it would fit in well with my blacks and his whites

The reviews ive read of this bean are nothing short of outstanding so that combined with Andys thoughts make it a very appealing prospect.

[Derkdigler]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

*Sticks Snout in the Air*....i smell green bean bay!!!! :P

[Mono]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Oh well, I have a spare shelf[almost] in my bean cabinet. I can feel another stock up coming on . I almost out of Peruvian anyway

[newbiesnob]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

I was doing really well trying to cure my addiction of buying from every BB 8-) Oh well, time to hide beans around the house again ;D ;D

[flynnaus]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

flynn_aus wrote on Today at 10:01:
the price may double inside the year ending July 2011 if the current trend continues

I hope not! It would push the roasted price out to $70-$80kg

Well the wholesale market price would double from $1.40 to $2.80 or thereabouts)which hopefully will only increment the retail price by $1.40 to $2 per kg.

I get cursed every BBay by CSrs who were trying to not buy any beans

You know we are only looking for someone else to blame other than our own weak willpower ;D

[KJM]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Darn. Andy - youve got a Malawi bean!!!! I promised Mrs. KJM Id not buy any more beans until the stash gets smaller.... And then you get the Malawi :-/ :-/ Daughter #2s most favourite-in-the-whole-world SO espresso...

Sigh.
/Kevin

[Derkdigler]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Darn.  Andy - youve got a Malawi bean!!!!  I promised Mrs. KJM Id not buy any more beans until the stash gets smaller.... And then you get the Malawi  :-/  :-/  Daughter #2s most favourite-in-the-whole-world SO espresso...

Sigh.
/Kevin

....Its a false economy Kevin... i let my stash run down trying to do the same thing....the only result being that at the last bean bay i became one of Andys Famous Bean Pigs!!! …trying to despewrartly re-fill my stock  ;D

[Andy]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Well the wholesale market price would double from $1.40 to $2.80 or thereabouts)which hopefully will only increment the retail price by $1.40 to $2 per kg.

Those prices in the graph are for commodity coffee per pound at the farm.

Multiply by 2.2 to make it per kilo, add $$$ internal brokerage and ground transport to the docks, add funigation certs $$, documentation $$, sea freight $$$$ and then clearing fees $$$, Dock fees $$, duties $$$, unloading $$, AQIS fees $$, freight to store $$$ and thats before any local packing and distribution costs!

The fees addup to about $6/kg for small lots and $3/kg for full container loads on top of the current price of $5.50 for the beans... and thats the costs to land commodity grade (typically C grade) coffee. So even on current pricing at origin, commodity grade (nasty) will be about $10/kg and high grade (AB grade and above) will land at about $15 which makes the specialty coffees push into the minimum $20/kg range and $30-$50 will become quite common.

Im curious how the cafes that are under contract for $18/kg roasted will go as that sort of price will quickly become less than cost even for low grade blends. Im sure there are some sales dudes in big roasting compaines cleaning up their CVs at the moment too.

[rickdownunder]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Hi All , I live on the Central Coast / Gosford area and work in the Hornsby area . Is there a Bean Bay pickup place anywhere near either ? As I am looking at buying a Roaster / starting to roast . Thanks Rick

[cksyd]

Re: Monthly BeanBay GREEN Bean Sale - Tuesday 15th Feb 2011

Hi All , I live on the Central Coast / Gosford area and work in the Hornsby area . Is there a Bean Bay pickup  place anywhere near either ? As I am looking at buying a Roaster / starting to roast .  Thanks Rick

Hi Rick

As per Andys first post in this thread, the only NSW pickup point is in Kellyville.

It happens to be us.

Chris