The Coffee Nerd

Direct trade demands capital. Here is how we’re structuring Meiero to survive the tough moments.

How a 19th-century futures market built for commercial grade coffee forces craft roasters, and conscious consumers to rewrite the rules of trade.

Settling into our new base, summer holidays, and the real friction of global coffee expansion.

And how transparency and long-term relationships can change the game for specialty roasters.

What Brazil's delayed harvest means for European coffee buyers (and our move to the Netherlands).

Building a direct pipeline between European precision tech and Brazilian producers.

As climate change complicates the harvest, a massive tech shift in the mill is quietly redrawing the lines between commercial and specialty coffee.

Navigating coffee’s historic price swings through real relationships, not short positions.

Climate change is abstract; coffee prices are not. A data-driven look at Brazil's irrigation gap and the impact investment case for climate-proofing agriculture.

Why AI takes a backseat to old-school engineering in the race to escape the commodity trap.

Insights from our European tour, the realities of the 2026 crop, and why the "C" price doesn't tell the whole story.

With transit delays hitting up to 90 days and Brazilian exports down 24%, here is why the "just-in-time" model is broken—and how to protect your roastery from the squeeze.

We feed our kids organic food, but coffee is a completely different story. Here is what happened in Minas Gerais.

Prices are correcting, but the backwardation trap isn't over yet.

How the Commodity Machine Broke Coffee, and How We’re Fixing the Supply Chain.

What price differential is necessary for farmers to produce shade-grown sustainable coffee?

“You have to suffer. Otherwise, you are not creating value.”

We have a mission to bring good practices from Europe to Brazil, especially regarding environmental issues.

Our shipment is on its final leg to Rotterdam. Here are some of our lessons learnt.

Brazil suffers from low competition among container carriers.