{"product_id":"ethiopia-dumerso-auction-lot-ultra-low-oxygen-natural-lot-2","title":"Ethiopia-Dumerso Auction Lot Ultra Low Oxygen Kurume Natural Lot 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eDumerso\u003c\/strong\u003e in Yirgacheffe, coffee accounts for over 90% of total income for local families, making it vital that farmers receive fair prices and coffee is carefully processed to add value. At Dumerso washing station, owners Mahder and Hirut Berhanu carefully oversees careful processing that ensures this Natural lot displays the beloved characteristics of the Yirgacheffe region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eCatalyst Trade Hosting Inaugural Ethiopian Innovation Lots Auction\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"byline-date\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"author\" title=\"Posts by Nick Brown\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/author\/brownderby\/\"\u003eNick Brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e| July 7, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_171852\"\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"attachment wp-att-171852\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/07\/07\/catalyst-trade-hosting-inaugural-ethiopian-innovation-lots-auction\/catalyst-trade\/\"\u003e\u003cimg sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-768x512.jpg 768w\" height=\"827\" width=\"1240\" alt=\"Catalyst Trade\" src=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171852\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eAll images courtesy of Catalyst Trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePortland, Oregon-based green coffee company\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst-trade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCatalyst Trade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis hosting its first ever online coffee auction, focused on high-quality microlot coffees sourced from Ethiopia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the name Ethiopia Innovation Lots, the auction is scheduled to take place through the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mcultivo.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eM-Cultivo auction platform\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon Tuesday, Aug. 1. A limited number of sample sets are currently\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst-trade.com\/products\/ethiopian-innovation-lots-sample-boxset\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebeing sold for $275\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalyst Trade was founded by Emily and Michael McIntyre along with Ethiopian partner Zelalem “Zele” Girma Bayou\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2019\/09\/05\/importer-catalyst-trade-offers-a-fresh-vision-for-ethiopian-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efive years ago\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_171853\"\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"attachment wp-att-171853\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/07\/07\/catalyst-trade-hosting-inaugural-ethiopian-innovation-lots-auction\/catalyst-trade-founders\/\"\u003e\u003cimg sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-founders.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-founders-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-founders-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-founders-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-founders-768x512.jpg 768w\" height=\"826\" width=\"1240\" alt=\"Catalyst Trade founders\" src=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catalyst-Trade-founders.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171853\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eCatalyst Trade Co-Founders Michael McIntyre, Emily McIntyre and Zele Girma Bayou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily McIntyre told DCN that the Innovation Lot auction reflects years of collaborative development in post-harvest processing among Ethiopian producers and Catalyst Trade. Detailed information about each of the auction coffees is presented in a hard-copy magazine included with each sample set. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My co-founders Michael and Zele, along with our entire team, our producer partners, and our roaster partners, have invested so much time and money into developing unique processing methods which hold true to our ethos that Ethiopia coffee, as itself, is enough without addition or subtraction,” McIntyre recently told DCN. “This has coalesced into three distinct product lines, which we call Intrinsic, Interval, and Symbiotic.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcIntyre said part of the impetus for the auction was the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/03\/02\/ethiopia-cup-of-excellence-program-suspended-for-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esuspension of the Ethiopia Cup of Excellence competition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand auction program for 2023. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"attachment wp-att-171851\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/07\/07\/catalyst-trade-hosting-inaugural-ethiopian-innovation-lots-auction\/ethiopia-innovation-lots\/\"\u003e\u003cimg sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethiopia-Innovation-Lots.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethiopia-Innovation-Lots-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethiopia-Innovation-Lots-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethiopia-Innovation-Lots-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethiopia-Innovation-Lots-768x512.jpg 768w\" height=\"827\" width=\"1240\" alt=\"Ethiopia Innovation Lots\" src=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethiopia-Innovation-Lots.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171851\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We were sad when that program was paused and hope that by bringing an Ethiopia-centric, process-focused auction to the world we can keep the glorious birthplace of specialty coffee in everyone’s eyes and hearts,” Emily McIntyre said. “Every day, we are all working in this industry because of Ethiopia, and everything we do at Catalyst Trade has as its end goal support for Ethiopia’s coffee industry and professionals.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter launching in Ethiopia, Catalyst Trade has since expanded to include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2022\/12\/06\/ethiopia-green-coffee-specialist-catalyst-trade-expands-into-peru-kenya\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePeruvian coffee imports\u003c\/a\u003e. McIntyre said the company plans to continue to expand its recently introduced\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/01\/03\/green-coffee-importer-catalyst-trade-launches-small-bag-line\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ee-commerce driven small bag program\u003c\/a\u003e, while potentially introducing new auctions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"attachment wp-att-171850\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/07\/07\/catalyst-trade-hosting-inaugural-ethiopian-innovation-lots-auction\/ethiopia-innovation-lot-auction\/\"\u003e\u003cimg sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ethiopia-innovation-lot-auction.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ethiopia-innovation-lot-auction-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ethiopia-innovation-lot-auction-413x620.jpg 413w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ethiopia-innovation-lot-auction-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ethiopia-innovation-lot-auction-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ethiopia-innovation-lot-auction-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" height=\"1860\" width=\"1240\" alt=\"ethiopia innovation lot auction\" src=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ethiopia-innovation-lot-auction.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171850\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaid McIntyre, “Our focus is always to support Ethiopian and Peruvian coffee producers, and the roasters who value them, with honest and quality-centric production of specialty coffee, and that’s only deepening.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R Ki Coffee Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43019131224222,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0433\/5252\/2910\/files\/Dumerso.jpg?v=1702784998","url":"https:\/\/www.rkicoffeelab.com\/es\/products\/ethiopia-dumerso-auction-lot-ultra-low-oxygen-natural-lot-2","provider":"R Ki Coffee Lab ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}