Coffee price composition
Calculation
Example for 500g roasted coffee Libertad (Sept 2022):
Cooperatives |
Yachil |
Yochin |
Ecolsierra |
Origin |
Chiapas/Mexico |
Chiapas/Mexico |
Columbia |
Raw coffee price* |
145 MXN/kg |
145 MXN/kg |
3,20 USD/lb |
Cost price** |
6,70 Euro/kg |
6,68 Euro/kg |
6,56 Euro/kg |
* Café Libertad's raw coffee price, including various surcharges for biological production and the cooperatives' social and political work.
** Cost price after import and customs depending on port of origin, storage time and US dollar and Mexican peso exchange rates at the time of pre-payment (60%) and final payment (40%) on arrival and after checking the raw coffee's quality. In case of several containers, an average is calculated. For Yachil, there is a range from € 4,03 to € 4,36 per import this year.
*** Operating costs are a calculatory premium to cover external services, wages including wage tax, shipping costs, administration, financing and expenses for means of production.
Euro |
Roasted coffee calculation |
6,66 |
Cost price |
1,07 |
Loss due to roasting |
0,27 |
Roasting |
0,10 |
Grinding |
0,40 |
Filling |
0,28 |
Label |
0,37 |
Packing |
2,19 |
Coffee tax |
0,08 |
Shipping |
5,37 |
Operating costs*** |
0,50 |
Funding |
0,10 |
Surplus for reserves |
17,38 |
Price per kg |
8,69 |
Unit price 500g |
0,61 |
VAT 7,00% |
9,30 |
Retail price |