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Events and Competitions June 24, 2024

Kyoto, a cup and a bridge: El Salvador promotes its quality coffee

In June 2024, Salvadoran diplomacy and Coyote Coffee opened Kyoto to the aromas of the national bean. Japan was already the first Asian destination; the gathering sought new palates for the same promise of quality.

Sustainability; Technology and Innovation June 1, 2024

Seven million for Ilamatepec: El Salvador exports sustainability to Europe

The Ilamatepec project, financed with $7 million from the EU, brings together ITC, MINEC and ISC for sustainable exports to Europe, promotion of designations of origin and EUDR training.

Events and Competitions; Specialty Coffee May 23, 2024

92 points in Chalatenango: La Bendición puts honey Pacamara at the summit

The honey Pacamara from Finca La Bendición, high in Chalatenango, scored 92 points at Cup of Excellence 2024. The figure sums up what the slow mountain knows how to do with a Salvadoran variety.

Specialty Coffee; History and Culture April 1, 2024

Europe, 32.5% of coffee revenue and more than forty thousand specialty venues

Grand View Research attributes 32.5% of global coffee revenue in 2025 to Europe and cites a CBI report from April 2024: more than 40,000 premium or specialty coffee outlets in Western Europe (a figure on 2022). The buying circuit — Antwerp, Hamburg, Italy — asks for an origin name.

Specialty Coffee; Sustainability March 5, 2024

Direct trade: the circuit from farm to roaster

Direct trade shortens the commodity circuit: from farm to roaster, with microlots and an origin story. In March 2024, Woodberry Coffee Roasters’ visit illustrated that route; USDA ES2026-0004 describes how a growing group of Salvadoran producers lives off those small bags.

Specialty Coffee March 5, 2024

From Tokyo to six departments: Woodberry cups the whole country

The Tokyo roastery that had already imported 7.5 tonnes returned in 2024 to walk farms from Chalatenango to La Libertad. Direct trade begins when the buyer steps into the coffee grove.

Specialty Coffee February 28, 2024

Tokyo tastes Pacamara: Five Coffee falls for the Salvadoran origin

A Tokyo roaster visited El Salvador, stayed with Pacamara and put it on the bar. Japan does not buy volume: it buys cleanliness, acidity and a story that can be told cup by cup.

History and Culture August 29, 2023

An institute for a brand: El Salvador names a steward for its coffee

In August 2023 El Salvador unified coffee policy in a single institute. Behind the decree sits a simple idea: a small origin grows large when it tends quality and tells it well.

Sustainability; Cultivation and Processing July 7, 2023

A million plants for the coffee grove: MAG opens the 2023 renovation

In July 2023 MAG surpassed the first million plants delivered. The plan aims at 3 million, more than 6,900 acres (~2,790 ha) and more than 5,700 producers, with 13 million dollars and specialty varieties of genetic purity above 80%.

Specialty Coffee; Events and Competitions July 1, 2023

USD 59.90 a pound: when quality is paid in public

The same cup that won the contest sold at 59.90 USD/lb to buyers from Taiwan, Japan, the United States and Korea. A transparent auction shows the real value of a Salvadoran microlot.

Events and Competitions; Specialty Coffee May 1, 2023

91.82 points: Mileydi’s Pacamara returns to the top

In the twentieth Cup of Excellence, a Pacamara from Chalatenango scored 91.82 points and Presidential Coffee status. The cup tells a variety, a region and a story of succession.

Events and Competitions; Specialty Coffee July 21, 2022

El Conacaste and a natural Gesha that opened the 2022 edition

Giancarlo Rusconi and Finca El Conacaste won the 2022 Cup of Excellence with a natural Gesha scoring 91.82 points. Four lots cleared 90 and Alotepec-Metapán dominated the podium.

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Kyoto, a cup and a bridge: El Salvador promotes its quality coffee

Seven million for Ilamatepec: El Salvador exports sustainability to Europe

92 points in Chalatenango: La Bendición puts honey Pacamara at the summit

Europe, 32.5% of coffee revenue and more than forty thousand specialty venues

Direct trade: the circuit from farm to roaster

From Tokyo to six departments: Woodberry cups the whole country

Tokyo tastes Pacamara: Five Coffee falls for the Salvadoran origin

An institute for a brand: El Salvador names a steward for its coffee

A million plants for the coffee grove: MAG opens the 2023 renovation

USD 59.90 a pound: when quality is paid in public

91.82 points: Mileydi’s Pacamara returns to the top

El Conacaste and a natural Gesha that opened the 2022 edition

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