XORXIOS® Coffee Harvest Calendar
The full green coffee cycle ranges from harvesting and processing at source to resting, exporting and arrival at the roaster. Understanding these stages allows you to better interpret the actual stage each coffee is at, anticipate its evolution over time and work with the bean with greater technical expertise in roasting and planning.
Calendar design
The XORXIOS® Coffee Harvest Calendar has been designed to help roasters and micro-roasters interpret the actual moment of each coffee within its cycle, anticipate arrivals, plan seasonal rotations, and adapt roasting according to the freshness, density, moisture, and behaviour of the bean over time.
Why is a harvest calendar so important for the roaster?
Not all coffees evolve in the same way. Factors such as altitude, climate, varietal genetics, producer type and processing method directly influence the stability of green coffee and its performance when roasted. The calendar provides technical context to understand how a coffee will evolve, when it is best to buy it and how to integrate it into the catalogue without improvising.
Consistency in roasting
Working with clear information on harvest and availability allows profiles to be repeated with greater stability and reduces deviations between batches.
Planning and negotiation
Anticipating campaigns and purchasing windows allows for more predictable negotiations, reducing urgency and improving commercial decisions.
Stock control and logistics
Understanding the cycles of each source facilitates more efficient inventory management, avoiding stock shortages or unnecessary accumulations.
Green coffee time management
Understanding which coffees require rapid rotation and which can withstand longer resting periods helps to optimise the use of green coffee beans according to their behaviour and evolution.
The complete green coffee cycle
In professional roasting, coffee seasonality is not just an agricultural reference, but a key tool for planning purchases, managing green coffee and maintaining consistency in the cup. Each origin follows its own cycle of harvest, processing, resting and commercial availability, and understanding these times allows for better technical and commercial decisions to be made.
Developed with real-world experience
Our Coffee Harvest Calendar has been developed based on XORXIOS®’ direct experience as importers of specialty green coffee and our ongoing work with producers and partners at source. It includes the countries we regularly work with and should be understood as a highly informative guidance tool, designed to support roasters in their decision-making.
Download the Harvest Calendar
Planning with seasonality is planning with knowledge. Download the XORXIOS® Coffee Harvest Calendar without registering and use origin and time as allies to improve roasting, consistency, and purchasing planning.
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