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Colombian Huila single-estate coffee
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Colombian Huila single-estate coffee

Silky, caramel-sweet Arabica from Colombia's highest-scoring specialty department.

OriginHuila, Colombia
Indian subcontinentNo
CategoryGlobal Rare Foods & Ingredients
Retail price band$$$ ($6–$14 per lb green; $18–$30 per lb roasted retail)
Bulk / trade price bandContainer FOB Buenaventura/Cartagena: indicative $3,800–$6,200/MT for 85+ cup-score washed lots
Sourcing statusDossier researched from public sources — producer contact not yet established
Compliance statusPreliminary review complete (see below) — not yet legally verified
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Dossier researched, photography pending. The sections below are drawn from the cited public sources. This is desk research, not yet verified by direct producer contact or legal counsel — treat pricing, compliance and provenance detail as a working draft for due diligence, not a final trade sheet.

Detailed study

Huila-grown coffee is predominantly Caturra, Castillo and Colombia-variety Arabica grown at 1,300–2,000 m on volcanic soils in the upper Magdalena valley, prized for balanced acidity, caramel body and fruit-forward cups; Huila consistently produces the largest volume and among the highest average cup scores of any Colombian department.

Provenance & producer

Smallholder farms (average 1–2 hectares) around Pitalito, San Agustín, Acevedo and La Plata hand-pick and wet-process cherries, with many farms belonging to the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) network and increasingly bottled as traceable single-estate micro-lots for direct export.

Market & pricing

Colombia exports roughly 12–13 million 60kg bags annually, and Huila alone accounts for close to 16–17% of national production, making it Colombia's top-producing department; demand is driven by North American and European specialty roasters seeking traceable, single-estate and Cup of Excellence-winning lots.

Compliance & export

Export is regulated by the FNC and requires an ICO Certificate of Origin; the 'Café de Colombia' denomination carries EU and Colombian Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, and many Huila farms hold Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, or organic certification for premium buyers.

Sources

Image status

A working reference photograph is in place, captured from a freely-licensed Wikimedia Commons source. Feria Cafe Origen Acevedo Huila 2023, coffee cupping competition, Acevedopoder67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Treat this as a placeholder for marketing purposes: exact licence terms should be re-verified on the Commons file page, and original producer photography is recommended before final trade use.