So in the last article we talked a lot about what seasonality wasn't, this time I plan to talk about what is seasonality (at last Steve I hear you cry)

So coffee is a natural product that has a harvest cycle for its production. This changes from country to country because of the growing conditions / temperatures and the magic of plant growing.

In the past these have been fairly fixed dates that you could set your watch by, but climate changes has for sure seen this be less reliable in recent years.

But we do have some parameters I will set out here that give us a rough time of harvest times, shipping times and arrival times.

All these dates are approximate, but should give the reader a sensible target for these times.

Bolivia

Harvest Time: July to November

Shipping Time: November to February

Delivery Time: January to April

Brazil

Harvest Time: June to October

Shipping Time: September to December

Delivery Time: October to February

Colombia

Harvest Time: All Year Around

Shipping Time: All Year Around

Delivery Time: All Year Around

Costa Rica

Harvest Time: October to March

Shipping Time: February to June

Delivery Time: April to July

El Salvador

Harvest Time: December to April

Shipping Time: March to June

Delivery Time: May to July

Ethiopia

Harvest Time: November to February

Shipping Time: February to June

Delivery Time: April to August

Guatemala

Harvest Time: December to April

Shipping Time: March to May

Delivery Time: May to July

Honduras

Harvest Time: December ot April

Shipping Time: March to June

Delivery Time: May to July

India

Harvest Time: October to March

Shipping Time: January to May

Delivery Time: April to July

Kenya

Harvest Time: December to April

Shipping Time: March to May

Delivery Time: May to August

Nicaragua

Harvest Time: December to April

Shipping Time: March to May

Delivery Time: April to July

Sumatra

Harvest Time: October to January

Shipping Time: December to March

Delivery Time: February to June