Buyer Resources · 20 guides

Buyer's Guide Library

Practical field guides for sourcing Vietnamese coffee, fruit, and processed ingredients with clearer specifications and fewer assumptions.

Research-grade sourcing references for B2B importers. Each guide is dated and cites its sources.

Coffee Origins & Varieties

Vietnam Coffee Origins

Four Central Highlands provinces, terroir, and harvest seasons

Complete guide to grades, flavor profile, and processing methods

Vietnam vs Brazil, Uganda, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, and India

Highland Arabica, Fine Robusta, emerging origins, competitions, and an importer playbook for buying distinctive lots

How to verify certification scope, chain of custody, residue controls, shipment documents, quality specifications, and supplier RFQs

Grading, Compliance & Market

How Screen 18 grade works, why it commands premium pricing

G1 S18 vs G1 S16 vs G2 FAQ — which grade for which application

EU Deforestation Regulation compliance guide for coffee buyers

EUDR deadlines, Vietnam low-risk status, plot geolocation, satellite checks, DDS filing, and a shipment compliance checklist

How clean roasts, butter roasts, dark phin profiles, and specialty Robusta roasting affect import decisions

Natural, washed, honey, wet-polished, and controlled fermentation for importer sourcing decisions

A dated market view of Robusta demand, major destinations, competing origins, risks, and buyer strategy

Harvest peaks, price troughs, and best order windows for Robusta coffee, passion fruit, dried fruit, and black pepper.

A buyer-focused risk map for coffee, rice, pepper, durian, passion fruit, coconut, and dried fruit supply during El Niño.

Fruit & Ingredients

Fresh fruit, frozen pulp, puree, concentrate, quality specifications, processing, packaging, and market-access checks

A buyer comparison of texture, Brix, processing, applications, packaging, landed cost, and contract specifications

Ri6 and Monthong sourcing, facility eligibility, traceability, quality specifications, testing, documents, and cold-chain controls

Dated market signals, 500–580 g/L grade selection, price formation, origin integrity, food-safety risks, and an importer RFQ workflow

Mango, jackfruit, dragon fruit, pineapple and banana formats, drying methods, export evidence, food-safety controls, packaging, and an importer RFQ

A buyer comparison of process, texture, applications, cost drivers, water activity, packaging, failure modes, and RFQ specifications