Coffee Memo | Rob Answers Questions from the Mailbag Ep. 9
Update: 2025-11-18
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- The Intercontinental Exchange is analogous to a bank, making money from fees, services, and interest.
- Only certain countries can tender coffee to the exchange, some at the C price ("at par"), some at a premium, and some at a discount.
- There are Exchange licensed warehouses in several U.S. cities and four cities in Europe. Some of these warehouse also come at a premium or a discount.
- Buyers do not get to choose what coffee they will receive when they buy coffee from The Exchange.
- High prices incentivize coffee being tenders to the exchange to become certified stock.
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