Altura

Coffee export — green & unroasted

We export coffee at origin.

Altura sources, mills, and ships green arabica directly from six growing regions across the coffee belt — sorted, graded, and bagged for container load.

Green, unroasted coffee beansGreen beans, pre-roast
Freshly roasted coffee beansRoasted, ready to grade
Roasted beans and ground coffeeWhole bean & ground

What we ship

The bean, before it's coffee

A coffee bean is the seed of the coffee cherry, a small stone fruit that grows on the branches of the coffee plant. Each cherry usually holds two seeds, flattened on one side, wrapped in a thin parchment layer under the fruit's skin and pulp. What we export is the green, unroasted seed — still weeks away from being coffee as most people know it.

Skin & pulp — removed at milling
Parchment — papery hull around the seed
Silverskin — thin membrane on the seed
Green bean — the seed we export
SpeciesGrown atCup characterShare of our exports
Arabica900–2,200mSweeter, more acidity, wider flavor range~85%
Robusta200–900mFuller body, higher caffeine, more bitterness~15%

Where it grows

The coffee belt

Coffee grows almost exclusively between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn — a band of consistent warmth, rainfall, and altitude known as the coffee belt. Our six growing regions sit across three continents inside it.

Guatemala — AntiguaDec–Mar
Colombia — HuilaOct–Dec
Brazil — CerradoMay–Sep
Ethiopia — YirgacheffeOct–Jan
Vietnam — Central HighlandsOct–Jan
Indonesia — SumatraSep–Dec

How it ships

From mill to port

  1. Harvest & selection

    Cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness and sorted by density before milling begins.

  2. Milling

    Wet or dry processing removes the skin, pulp, and parchment to reveal the green bean.

  3. Grading & cupping

    Lots are screened by size and defect count, then cupped to confirm quality grade.

  4. Bagging

    Graded green coffee is packed into GrainPro-lined jute bags to hold moisture and aroma in transit.

  5. Container loading

    Bags are palletized or loaded loose into 20ft containers, sealed at the mill or bonded warehouse.

  6. Ocean freight

    Containers move by sea to destination port, cleared through customs, and handed to the buyer's carrier.

Bag weight

69 kg jute

Per container

~275 bags

Container net

~19,000 kg

Typical transit

18–35 days