To acknowledge the outstanding quality in the cup, we have chosen to pay 72% above the market price for Jaime Casallas' coffee. We call it a 'quality bonus' so you know the direct impact your coffee choice has on the farmer. Thank you for being a part of this rewarding journey.
We have laid out all the numbers for you in our Transparency Report.
About Jaime
Nestled in the stunning Huila highlands of Colombia, the Casallas family runs a small farm known as El Prado. Coffee runs in their blood, and they are passionate about producing the best quality beans. We have partnered with Jaime and his family since 2011.
How much is the farmer paid?
Coffee Collective trades directly with producers, ensuring that the payment goes into the right hands. When you purchase a bag of coffee you will know how much the producer is paid.
Enciso is a mild and elegant coffee produced in Colombia by the coffee farmers Wilson Rodriguez, his wife Edith Enciso and their son Wilson Eduardo. Their coffee grows in three different farms surrounded by two vigorius green mountains, and the water that trickles down is used to process their coffee at a wet mill.
Transparency in coffee prices
The lower graph shows you the difference between the quality bonus and the Colombian ICO market price, as well as the Fairtrade price. Neither the market price nor Fairtrade clearly and transparently informs you about how much money actually reaches the farmers.
In contrast, the quality bonus provides you with a market comparison that is transparent.
The purple pillar represents the price that Coffee Collective paid directly to Jaime Casallas. This is the price we paid above the market price. Therefore, Jaime Casallas received $5.17 per pound for this harvest.