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Specialty Coffee July 2, 2026

Saudi Arabia: from USDA volume to the microlot palate

Saudi Arabia imported about 23,120 bags of Salvadoran coffee in 2024/25 according to the USDA. From Al Qahwa Al Arabiah in the UAE (2020) to L.TONE in Hail (2026), the Arab market combines commercial volume and competition specialty.

Specialty Coffee; Events and Competitions July 2, 2026

29 lots, one signature: Pacamara, Geisha, Bourbon and Bernardina in 2026

Of the 29 coffees that reached the CoE 2026 auction, Pacamara occupied 14 lots, Geisha 8, Bourbon 4 and Bernardina 2. The competition became a portrait of the country’s genetic pantry.

Specialty Coffee July 2, 2026

Saudi Arabia and Bernardina: the winning lot travels at 41 dollars

La Esperanza’s Bernardina honey split into two bags at 41.20 and 41.00 USD/lb. L.TONE, in Hail (Saudi Arabia), and Truth Roastery widened the map of buyers of Salvadoran coffee.

Specialty Coffee; Events and Competitions July 2, 2026

$55.20 a pound: Glitch Coffee takes the anaerobic Geisha of San Andrés

On 2 July 2026, the experimental lot from Finca San Andrés (anaerobic natural Geisha, 90.55) reached $55.20/lb, the auction high, with Glitch Coffee (Japan).

Specialty Coffee June 29, 2026

Antwerp and Brussels: Belgium as the second destination for Salvadoran coffee

Belgium concentrates about 11% of Salvadoran exports. Between January and September 2025 the BCR recorded $20.2 million to the country; Antwerp and Brussels serve as the European logistics hub.

Events and Competitions; Specialty Coffee June 27, 2026

World of Coffee Brussels 2026: El Salvador at the heart of Europe

From 25 to 27 June 2026, Brussels Expo hosted World of Coffee with a Salvadoran delegation backed by the EU, ITC, ISC and Foreign Affairs. Designations of origin and Cup of Excellence 2026 winners were promoted.

Sustainability June 27, 2026

BANDESAL and FICAFE: financing the forest so coffee stays in the cup

In June 2026 the extension until 2031 of the Environmental Trust for the Conservation of the Coffee Forest, administered by BANDESAL, was made official. Public credit treats the coffee grove as landscape, employment and product.

History and Culture; Specialty Coffee June 5, 2026

Six names for six volcanoes: El Salvador’s coffee denominations of origin

The ISC publishes and updates the use regulations of the six coffee denominations of origin. The holder of the registry is the State: volcanic landscape and cup are bound by a public rule, not by a slogan.

Specialty Coffee; History and Culture June 2, 2026

Specialty coffee overtakes traditional coffee in the United States

The NCDT Specialty 2026 report, published by NCA and SCA, holds the record: 47% of U.S. adults had specialty coffee yesterday, versus 42% traditional. 66% drank coffee yesterday. The U.S. takes about half of Salvadoran exports.

History and Culture June 1, 2026

The steward of the cup: what the Salvadoran Coffee Institute does for the country

The ISC does not only organize competitions. It is the governing body of coffee policy: quality laboratory, school, registry, technical recommendations and the Café de El Salvador brand, with a clear mandate to promote national consumption.

Events and Competitions; Specialty Coffee May 15, 2026

Los Morales natural Geisha: 91.70 and Metapán’s other pulse

Henri Milton Morales Umaña and Finca Los Morales won the 2026 natural category with a Geisha scoring 91.70. Metapán does not only produce Pacamara: it also produces Geisha perfume in the sun.

Specialty Coffee; Events and Competitions May 15, 2026

Bernardina makes history: 91.95 points on the farm where it was born

Finca La Esperanza, in Apaneca-Ilamatepec, won Cup of Excellence 2026 with a Bernardina honey scoring 91.95. It is the first time this variety, found in 2008 on the same farm, takes the contest.

News

Saudi Arabia: from USDA volume to the microlot palate

29 lots, one signature: Pacamara, Geisha, Bourbon and Bernardina in 2026

Saudi Arabia and Bernardina: the winning lot travels at 41 dollars

$55.20 a pound: Glitch Coffee takes the anaerobic Geisha of San Andrés

Antwerp and Brussels: Belgium as the second destination for Salvadoran coffee

World of Coffee Brussels 2026: El Salvador at the heart of Europe

BANDESAL and FICAFE: financing the forest so coffee stays in the cup

Six names for six volcanoes: El Salvador’s coffee denominations of origin

Specialty coffee overtakes traditional coffee in the United States

The steward of the cup: what the Salvadoran Coffee Institute does for the country

Los Morales natural Geisha: 91.70 and Metapán’s other pulse

Bernardina makes history: 91.95 points on the farm where it was born

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