feral trade coffee El Volador
from Finca El Volador Coatapec, Mexico
Coffee farmed by Álvaro Soberanes at sky high altitude of 1500m, under old growth leguminous trees which pump nitrogen back into the soil, nothing more needs to be added. The farm is called El Volador which means the Flying One. The Cerro de la Campana area near Coatepec, Veracruz provides almost perfect conditions for coffee growing, producing one of the best coffees in Mexico if not the World. ferally traded since: 22/11/12.
FER-1937
Eastside Projects Birmingham, UK to Bearwood Pantry Birmingham, UK
dispatched 20/02/14 delivered 30/07/14
coffee El Volador shipment FER-1937
REMARKS: restock bearwood pantry. this coffee, remainder of Trade Show at eastside projects was accidentally sent at the close of show, end of february, to curator kathrin böhm's home in london, where it remained stuck several months until hitching a ride back to birmingham with london-visiting artists An Endless Supply, then subsequently stuck again at Eastside projects until finally delivered with success on july 30th.
QTY: 10 units at bag each
FROM: Eastside Projects in Birmingham, UK
http://www.eastsideprojects.org/
TO: Bearwood Pantry in Birmingham, UK
http://www.bearwoodpantry.com/
SENDER:kate rich
RECEIVER: Jo Capper
REQUESTED: to ship between 24/01/14 and 24/05/14
INVOICE:invoice-1937
STATUS: delivered Bearwood Pantry 30/07/14
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COURIER: Grupo Soher  Alvaro Soberanes  Parcelforce  Jo Capper  Kathrin Böhm  An Endless Supply 
TOTAL ROUTE:  Finca El Volador-Veracruz Port-Southhampton Port-Coffee Compass roasters-Coffee Compass roasters-Eastside Projects-Glenarm Road-An Endless Supply-Eastside Projects--Bearwood Pantry
coffee El Volador Eastside Projects to Bearwood Pantry
Shipping Facts
FER-1807 import purchase & freight
583 x coffee El Volador 500g baggrossper 500g bag
Total to farmer for 4 sacks/280kg green beans at $85 pesos/kg, 18.51 MXN to GBP, a top market price. However due to farmer error, 5 sacks totalling 350KG were accidentally delivered to port. Faced with the options of high-priced transport back to farm or alternately incineration, trader & farmer agreed to ship all 5 sacks at the pre-agreed price £1286 £2.21
Price paid by trader for coffee delivery to Grupo Soher in port of Veracruz 2366 MXN, a subsequent dispute over documents meant farmer was charged extra for port storage by the shipping company £128 £0.22
Currency transfer fee with HiFx to transfer UK pounds to MXN £9 £0.02
Freight handling and Customs at Veracruz port with Grupo Soher $350 USD at 1.55 USD to GBP £226 £0.39
Port clearance UK Felixstowe with UK freight agent Jag UFS £35 £0.06
Terminal clearance Felixstowe £86.94 £0.15
UK Customs documents £64 £0.11
Port levy £16.7 £0.03
Port security £6.5 £0.01
Disbursements & Roe Diff at £11.30 / £12.42 £23.72 £0.04
2 days port storage after the initial 1 week grace period expired, due to Grupo Soher delay in releasing the shipment, Grupo Soher refused responsibility so trader minus any leverage was forced to cough up. £119.23 £0.20
Road transport to roaster in Littlehampton £105 £0.18
Coffee Compass roasting at £2.40 per kg green beans £672 £1.15
Road transport, roaster to feraltrade at £7.80 per 20.5KG roasted coffee £88 £0.15
Metalised coffee bags at 36p+ VAT per unit £241.92 £0.41
total£3108.01£5.33
Kathrin BöhmDate: Fri, 2 May 2014 09:10:25 +0200 hello An Endless Supply. good to see you yesterday and thanks for taking the coffee back. it's going to go to Jo, either pick up from your studio or EP? is it ok if you liaise directly? MANY THANKS! talk soon kathrin An Endless SupplyDate: Fri, 2 May 2014 09:23:11 +0100 Coffee is currently sitting in our studio at Minerva Works on Fazeley Street Jo, but only because Eastside Projects isn't open yet. Would it be easiest to just drop it back round to the gallery for you to pick up more freely? Can drop it in around lunch time. Best, Robin
Courier Report FER-1937 DISPATCHED: 20/02/14 DELIVERED: 30/07/14 Jo Capper Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 09:29:53 +0100 Ah the infamous coffee, it's done its mileage, yes that will be great thanks! Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:38:14 +0100 Subject: Coffee has arrived! It's big news in bearwood the coffee has arrived, I'm sorry it has taken so long, however I imagine we will sell very quickly. Will forward money through bank transfer, how is it all going?
onward transit of FER-1880 from Coffee Compass roasters arrived Eastside Projects 2013-12-05
FER-1807 coffee El Volador from Finca El Volador arrived Feral Trade 2013-10-07
Alvaro Soberanes Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:58:00 -0500 Hello Kate News. Money arrived well, thanks a lot. Coffee was shiped from xalapa last friday, now is in veracruz port custom´ line to be "aproved" for shipment. Is all ready booked by the navy company. Just having confirmed the itinerary, they will give us "customs declaration". Hope during this day, I will have exact dates for the coffee to be inside the ship.
coffee El Volador transit: Coffee Compass roasters to Eastside Projects
     
coffee El Volador transit: Finca El Volador to Feral Trade
           
freight and handling coffee El Volador to Bearwood Pantry sponsored by
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