TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 3/14/25:
VIGILANTE: Colombia Huila, La Falda, Caturra, Castillo and Colombia varietals, Washed process, Medium roast. http://vigilantecoffee.com
COFFEE & TEA COLLECTIVE: Colombia Guadas, Villa Lara, Tabi and Castillo varietals, washed process, light roast, microlot with extended fermentation process. http://coffeeandteacollective.com
NEWS NOTE: As expected by trade watchers, reports of theft of green coffees from producing countries is on the rise. Reuters and others now say that some coffee growers and shippers are adding tracking devices to their cargoes in effort to combat theft of coffees that are being smuggled into the US and elsewhere to avoid tariff charges and increasing slow downs in crossing at the US border from Mexico.