A bag of Limmu Kossa coffee

Limmu Kossa

€13.00 – €46.80

Ethiopia – Washed Heirloom. Heavy aromas like black tea. Juicy sweetness like melon and lemon. Smooth body like hazelnut.

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Limmu Kossa

Abba Ollie, or “he who uplifts”: Gidey Berhe Retta’s title awarded by the local community for his supporting and qualitative work.

Region: Galeh, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia
Altitude: 1,840 – 2,130 m.a.s.l.
Variety: Heirloom
Processing: washed, dried on raised beds.

Additional information
Weight N/A
Region

Galeh, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia
Altitude

1,840 – 2,130 m.a.s.l.
Variety

Local varieties 74165, 75227, 74140, 74110, 74112 and 5227
Processing

Natural, dried on raised beds
Flavour

Full, sweet aromas like black tea and passion fruit. Deep sweetness like melon and strawberry jam. Smooth, creamy body like hazelnut ice cream

Pricing

Price Breakdown (/kg)

For us, sourcing coffee isn’t just about finding the right flavour, but more about finding the right people. We want to work with importers who are interested in building lasting relationships with the farmers and stay involved beyond the harvest. For this coffee, we’ve partnered with
This Side Up. They represent producers directly, support long-term systems, and make sure pricing reflects the real work behind each lot. Their model is built on transparency, shared ownership, and a refusal to let commodity pricing define value. We pay more, but we know where it goes. That’s how we prefer to source our coffee.

Discount by Roaster
€10.34
The final price paid (p/kg) including the discount given by Shokunin, as they pre-financed the lot when the container was shipped. 
Price paid by Roaster
€10.74
The price paid for the coffee to Galeh and the farmers (p/kg). This price is agreed on directly with the farmers, disregarding the volatile US Coffee C price.

How is this built up?

The costs shown are a mix of exact prices and averages across coffees from the same partner. The total is an estimate and differs from the price paid by roaster, which is shared transparently. 

Growing and Processing
€4.86
This includes the cost of farming and harvesting the coffee until it is export quality. 
Exporter
€1.83
The average price to Limmu Kossa to get the coffee ready for export. Limmu Kossa provides food, housing, medical care, and transport for its workers. They also maintain the farm and aim to make a 20% profit on their coffee. Finally, it includes the transport of coffee from the farm to Addis Ababa and export to the Netherlands. 
FOB
€24.39
The price of the coffee once it reaches the port of export in India. It includes farmgate, processing, and local freight costs. At this stage, the coffee is ready to be shipped internationally.
Shipping, Customs & Insurance
€0.98
This covers the cost of transporting the coffee from Djibouti to Rotterdam, along with import duties, insurance, and warehouse handling once it arrives. It also includes a €0.53 fee to partner Abiy for the coordination of the export. 
Financing
€0.75
This covers the cost of pre-financing the lot so that producers are paid upfront. It ensures cash flow between harvest and delivery, and protects farmers from waiting until the coffee is sold.
Regenerative Premium
€0.06
A standard premium by This Side Up on all coffees that is exclusively dedicated to accelerating regenerative agriculture projects led by farmers.
Importer Fee
€1.65
Average compensation to This Side Up for the resources spent on importing the coffee, including year-round contact with producers, managing export, shipping, import, warehousing, grading, sampling, and finding and keeping roasting partners for Mooleh Manay.
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