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First Outcry Coffee Auction Held

EAFCA, in conjunction with the Ethiopian coffee industry and with support from the USAID Ethiopia trade expansion support activity and RATES, held the first ever limited edition coffee auction during the recent EAFCA coffee conference held in Addis. This pilot event, aimed at highlighting some of the best Ethiopian and regional coffees, drew an enthusiastic crowd as coffees were auctioned to a group of buyers present at the conference and who had an opportunity to cup these coffees prior to the event. Several lots of coffee drew particular attention from the buyers. A sun dried Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee from Moplaco Trading Company attracted $4.50 a pound with the winning coffee, a natural Biloya special, selling at $5.00 a pound. Phyllis Johnson of BD Imports, Inc. was the largest single buyer at the auction. EAFCA gained significant experience from this effort and producers realized that coffees of really special quality can attract premium prices.

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