This is Part 3 of a five-part series with Sean Warner from the Honduran Coffee Alliance, exploring how coffee pricing is set today and how it may change in the future.
In this episode, Lee Safar and Sean Warner focus on the often-overlooked role of risk and liquidity in coffee pricing. While price receives most of the attention, this conversation highlights how payment timing and financing structures affect producers, roasters, and exporters.
They discuss the pressure that high prices place on cash flow, the role of multinationals in financing, and why payment terms can determine whether businesses remain viable during periods of volatility.
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