We are excited to celebrate our 8th harvest season of purchasing coffee from Honduran producer, Alma Pineda. Our buying relationship with Alma stems back to the 2017 harvest, when our dear friend Benjamin Paz introduced us to her. Alma’s husband Evin Moreno is a renowned producer who operates La Montañita in El Cedral and is also part of the larger Moreno family, who are by way of their experience and network, among the very best producers in Honduras, many of which have won titles in the Honduras Cup of Excellence.
At Alma’s Farm, La Sierra, they decided to cultivate the Parainema variety which was first brought to Honduras in 2010 and made available to producers by IHCAFE, the Honduran National Coffee Institute. This hybridized variety is resistant to Roya (coffee leaf rust) and nematode infestations and has become very popular among Honduran coffee growers because this hybrid vigor is matched with a cup profile that is high in acidity and sweetness. These Parainema trees were planted at La Sierra in 2014 and Metric purchased the first harvest of this lot in 2017.
We are proud to support the growth and continual improvement of Alma’s farm and we look forward to doing so for many years to come.
Green Price
$5.55
Green cost, milling, transport, taxes and exporting fees.
Transport
$1.07
Importing fees and transport from the farm to Chicago, Illinois.
Our Cost of Production
$6.08
Labor, Rent, Health Insurance, Paid Time Off
Metric
$12.70
Per 10.5oz bag of coffee
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Alma Pineda
El Cedral , Honduras
- Producer Alma Pineda
- Elevation 1650 MASL
- Process Washed
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Quality
Quality means buying high quality coffees from established producers around the world.
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Traceability
Traceability gives recognition to the producers and validates where the coffee is grown, picked, and processed.
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Transparency
We endeavor to contextualize the importance of a fair and balanced trade through the prices we pay.
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Paying More
As an Independent Specialty Coffee Roaster, we always pay well above the C-Market based on two factors; the quality of coffee and the cost of production.
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Fair Wage
A fair wage begins with paying higher premiums to the coffee producer in tandem with providing competitive wages and benefits for our staff here at Metric.
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