The lot that this year was best quoted in the international electronic auction reached $30 thousand per hundredweight, and the grain comes from the canton of Dota, Los Santos zone, Costa Rica.
The high quality coffee that received the best quote in the international electronic auction in the Cup of Excellence contest is from the Don Cayito farm, with a price of $30,009 per hundredweight.
Of the 35 Nicaraguan coffee producers that obtained more than 86 points this year, five scored 90 or more, entering the category of "Presidential Cafés".
According to the organizers, the results were positive, as in previous editions of the event only two or three managed to enter the presidential coffee category.
A sample of the grain from a farm in the municipality of Acatenango obtained the highest price in the online auction known as the Coffee Excellence Cup in Guatemala.
Angel-in-us Coffee and Maruyama Coffee Co. yesterday bought the two lots of high-quality Pacamara coffee produced in the municipality of Acatenango by the El Paraxaj estate. In the Excellence Cup online auction, the highest price was $58 per pound and the second highest was quoted at $53.41.
A sample of the grain from a farm in Jinotega obtained the highest price in the Coffee Cup of Excellence auction in Nicaragua.
Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports that "...This gourmet coffee is of the malacaturra variety and is being produced in the estate El Esfuerzo in Jinotega, owned by Ignacio Estrada Burgos.The same farm managed to place another lot of the same quality and category at a price of US $3,790 per hundredweight, a bid made from the wallet of Wataru for Shrub Coffee."
A sample of the grain from a farm in the department of Chalatenango obtained the highest price, $95,7 per pound, in the Cup of Excellence coffee auction in El Salvador.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture:
A live online auction using a certified electronic platform, was carried out by the Salvadoran Coffee Council (CSC) today, where coffee was offered and sold to buyers from different parts of the world.
In an online auction a pound of coffee harvested in the farm Los Jutes achieved the highest price, with $59 paid by an international buyer.
The winning coffee in the online auction known as the Cup of Excellence is of the geisha variety and was cultivated in Acatenango, municipality of Chimaltenango.
Starting April 10th coffee farmers can register their products for the pre-selection stage of specialty coffee contest.
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) and the National Coffee Association (Anacafe) are calling on coffee growers to take part in the Cup of Excellence 2016, the preselection for which starts on April 10, reported Dca. gob.gt.
Salvadoran coffee producers and now being called to participate in the Coffee Quality Contest of El Salvador 2016, to be held from 18 to 22 April.
After the suspension of the 2016 edition of the event known as the Cup of Excellence, due to changes in the electronic auction platform and cupping protocols, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in El Salvador and the Salvadoran Coffee Council are now inviting coffee producers and entrepreneurs to participate in the Coffee Quality Contest 2016 in El Salvador.
A new competition delimiting gourmet quality of coffee has been announced along with an online auction, replacing the Cup of Excellence competition, whose 2016 edition was suspended by El Salvador and Nicaragua.
The jury of the new competition called "The Finest Coffees in Nicaragua", organized by the Specialty Coffee Association of Nicaragua (ACEN), finished defining the event on January 23, and coffee samples from the Pacific and North of the country will be received on 26 and 27 February, while those from Nueva Segovia will be received on 18 and 19 March.
On June 17, an electronic auction will he held of the winning lots in the Cup of Excellence, which will include the participation of 78 lots which obtained a score of above 85%.
The aspects to be taken into consideration when awarding ratings are fragrance, aroma and aftertaste. It is hoped that they results of the competition will be known by 8 May at the latest.
The first stage of the "Cup of Excellence" competition will be held from 23 to 27 March and the electronic auction of winning lots will take place on June 9.
From a statement issued by the Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE):
The Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE) in its constant quest for recognition of the quality of Honduran coffee holds every year the Cup of Excellence competition which allows coffee producers to enter specialty coffee markets, this competition is developed in partnership with the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE).
The thirteenth edition of the Nicaragua Cup of Excellence 2015 will be held on April 24 in Matagalpa.
Those interested in participating have until March 23 to submit their samples. In order to enter the competition entrants must have at least 15 quintals of export quality coffee. The main objective of this event is to chose the best specialty coffees from the last harvest.
A gourmet coffee from a farm in the town of Dilpito and local contest winner received the highest price in the online international auction.
The 25 lots of coffee in the auction had an averaged selling price of $933 per cwt (hundredweight), the highest price recorded in the 11 editions of the event based in Nicaragua.
"The gourmet coffee farm La Dueña, owned by Jeni Lourdes Bustamante Moncada, in Loma Fria in the municipality of Dipilto ...
A Japanese company has paid a record price for coffee in El Salvador in the Cup of Excellence auction.
The variety coffee sold is Pacamara and the lot comes from the San Nicolás farm in Chalatenango.
During the five hour auction, 26 lots of coffee reached an average selling price of $1019.83 per quintal, up by almost $175.00 compared to the average obtained in 2012, which was $840.24 per quintal, noted the National Coffee Council . "
For the first time lots of very fine coffee from the Cup of Excellence event will be sold in the country at a national level and not in the international auction.
The Specialty Coffee Association of Costa Rica reported that the lots that do not pass on to the international stage, despite their high quality, will be sold here after coordination with national roasters and coffee producers, according to Nacion.com.
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