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ROASTERY NOTES / SEASONAL SOURCING
Good buying starts with knowing when coffee grows. We follow the harvest, ask what happens after picking, and taste the lot before choosing what belongs in your cup.
Explore the calendar ↓01 / THE SEASONAL CALENDAR
23 origins. Typical annual patterns.
Open a country for regional detail and sources.
23 origins · January–December
Arrival markers come from Project Origin’s 2024–25 calendar. They are historical planning benchmarks, not confirmed Australian delivery dates or FIVE TWO. stock. Missing markers mean no benchmark is supplied here—not that coffee is unavailable. How to read this →
Cerrado usually starts in May; the wider window includes Sul de Minas, Mogiana and Matas de Minas. Conilon/Robusta has a different schedule.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗December · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
There is no single national buying season. Project Origin separates Huila’s Oct–Jan and May–Jul crops from Nariño/Cauca’s May–Aug and Nov–Jan crops. Ask for the region and picking dates.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗April / October · selected regional crops. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
The broad national window is longer than Project Origin’s May–Aug sourcing window. A January arrival benchmark is not the first possible arrival from every Peruvian region.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗January following harvest · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
This is a supplier sourcing window rather than an exhaustive national calendar. Air-freighted lots can arrive before the sea-freight benchmark.
Harvest source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗February following harvest · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Confirm the farm’s region before using this window. Air-freighted selections may be available earlier.
Harvest source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗January following harvest · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Confirm the producing region, mill schedule and Australian warehouse release with the importer.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗*3–6 months is a FIVE TWO. planning assumption from the individual lot’s picking date, not a verified origin-specific delivery window. Use it to start a conversation, then replace it with the importer’s actual Australian warehouse ETA. Earlier or later shipments are possible.
Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Regional and elevation differences matter. Sucafina’s national window runs later than the selected harvest shown by Project Origin.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗May · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Use the individual lot’s picking and drying dates when reserving late-season coffees.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗May · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Project Origin shows a later window beginning in January and extending through March; January overlaps the main crop. Confirm the farm’s actual season.
Harvest source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗May · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Sucafina’s Dec–Mar origin guide differs from Project Origin’s earlier selected sourcing window. The calendar uses the origin guide; confirm individual farm dates.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗May · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Match the buying conversation to the farm and micromill; a country-wide range is only a starting point.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗*3–6 months is a FIVE TWO. planning assumption from the individual lot’s picking date, not a verified origin-specific delivery window. Use it to start a conversation, then replace it with the importer’s actual Australian warehouse ETA. Earlier or later shipments are possible.
Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Sucafina’s origin guide places harvest later than Project Origin’s selected sourcing window. Air freight can bring lots forward; confirm auction and release dates separately.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗May · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Picking typically begins earlier at lower elevations. The timing of a high-elevation lot should not be inferred from the first national arrivals.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗June · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Sucafina lists May–Jul for the early crop; Project Origin’s selected fly-crop window is later. July arrival below refers to the preceding main crop, not cherries picked that July.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗July · preceding main-crop benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Ask for washing-station availability and the current shipment rather than treating the calendar as a stock list.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗November · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Washing-station processing and export consolidation influence the interval between picking and availability.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗*3–6 months is a FIVE TWO. planning assumption from the individual lot’s picking date, not a verified origin-specific delivery window. Use it to start a conversation, then replace it with the importer’s actual Australian warehouse ETA. Earlier or later shipments are possible.
Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
The national range includes different regions and species. Read the dated 2026 report below for that season’s progress.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗*3–6 months is a FIVE TWO. planning assumption from the individual lot’s picking date, not a verified origin-specific delivery window. Use it to start a conversation, then replace it with the importer’s actual Australian warehouse ETA. Earlier or later shipments are possible.
Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Main and secondary crops switch with region and hemisphere. Specify Arabica or Robusta when requesting samples; this combined national calendar cannot identify the freshest lot.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗*3–6 months is a FIVE TWO. planning assumption from the individual lot’s picking date, not a verified origin-specific delivery window. Use it to start a conversation, then replace it with the importer’s actual Australian warehouse ETA. Earlier or later shipments are possible.
Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Sumatra can also have smaller pickings year-round. Bali, Flores, Sulawesi and Papua have their own windows; these bars deliberately show only Sumatra and Java.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗*3–6 months is a FIVE TWO. planning assumption from the individual lot’s picking date, not a verified origin-specific delivery window. Use it to start a conversation, then replace it with the importer’s actual Australian warehouse ETA. Earlier or later shipments are possible.
Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Project Origin extends its sourcing window into February. Confirm species and processing: monsooned coffee should not be scheduled like an ordinary new-crop washed lot.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗June · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
The origin includes both Robusta and Arabica. Ask for species, region and processing dates rather than assuming a single national schedule.
Harvest source: Sucafina origin guide ↗*3–6 months is a FIVE TWO. planning assumption from the individual lot’s picking date, not a verified origin-specific delivery window. Use it to start a conversation, then replace it with the importer’s actual Australian warehouse ETA. Earlier or later shipments are possible.
Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
The two arrival markers correspond to separate crops, not continuous availability.
Harvest source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗June fly crop / October main crop · benchmarks. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
Confirm shipment timing with an Australian importer; geographic proximity alone does not establish a warehouse arrival date.
Harvest source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗January following harvest · supplier benchmark. This is the earliest destination-arrival marker in one supplier’s reference schedule. It is not a universal arrival season; later shipments may follow.
Arrival source: Project Origin, 2024–25 (PDF) ↗Start the buying conversation before or during harvest. Request a representative sample, crop year, picking dates, shipment status and Australian warehouse release date before committing to a menu launch.
02 / FROM CHERRY TO ARRIVAL
“New crop” identifies a harvest, not a roast date. Being picked, being ready to ship and being available in an Australian warehouse are different milestones.
Read the country window, then narrow it to a farm, elevation, species and picking period. A country can be harvesting while your chosen lot is still on the tree.
Drying, resting, milling and export preparation come before departure. Cafe Imports describes a typical 30–60 day rest after harvest and processing. Source ↗
Sea freight adds weeks; routes and consolidation vary. Cafe Imports uses roughly six weeks as a broad shipping guide, not an Australian route promise. Source ↗
A port arrival is not warehouse release. Confirm clearance and availability, then cup an arrival sample before setting the roast plan. A calendar cannot assess a lot’s condition.
Harvest bars are sourced seasonal ranges, not a forecast for every farm. Project Origin’s 2024–25 calendar provides the marked earliest-arrival benchmarks; we have not relabelled them as verified 2026 Australian ETAs. Where sources differ, country notes explain the scope instead of averaging the dates.
For origins without a benchmark, our provisional 3–6 month allowance after picking is an editorial planning assumption informed by processing, resting and freight stages. It is not a supplier quote. Air freight, delayed exports, later pickings and storage can move availability outside that range.
This is a manually researched reference, not a live inventory feed. The review date only changes when sources are checked. The month selector follows the recurring calendar; it does not verify that a harvest or shipment is happening now.
03 / NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Dated 2026 reports add context to the usual pattern. Read them with their publication dates; they are not live crop updates.
4 August 2026 · Sucafina
Sucafina reported Arabica around 40% picked and Robusta 80–90% picked. Drying and processing capacity were under pressure. These are August observations, not today’s completion figures.
Read the field report ↗8 July 2026 · Sucafina
Repeated rain slowed Arabica picking; the report expected harvest to continue through September. Confirm actual milling and shipment readiness before scheduling a new-crop release.
Read the field report ↗17 June 2026 · Sucafina
The importer reported a smaller Rwandan crop and a 4–6 week delay in Uganda’s main Robusta harvest. Use this as dated context when asking suppliers for a fresh update.
Read the field report ↗05 / OPEN REFERENCES
Reviewed on 26 September 2026. Harvest guides are recurring baselines; dated reports describe the season in which they were written.
Selected sourcing windows and earliest destination-arrival markers. An older reference, not a 2026 shipment forecast.
Why buying conversations and reservations often happen during harvest, before lots appear on a stock list.
Post-processing rest, broad freight guidance and timing uncertainty. Its published arrival chart is for North America and is not used here as an Australian calendar.
Further regional reference for Colombia; the national pattern should not be reduced to one harvest date.
The dated field reports above link directly to their original publications. Corrections or a more recent producer update? Let us know.