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🍵 Food & Beverage

Yunnan Coffee & Tea Origin

5-day origin visit to Yunnan’s coffee farms, tea plantations, and processing facilities

Yunnan Province5 days

Yunnan produces 95% of China’s coffee and is the birthplace of Pu’er tea. This 5-day origin trip takes you to coffee farms in Baoshan and tea plantations in Pu’er. You’ll meet producers, cup coffees, taste teas, and build direct relationships with growers.

What's Included

  • Pre-trip origin research and producer vetting
  • Visits to coffee farms and wet/dry mills
  • Tea plantation and processing facility tours
  • Cupping and tasting sessions
  • Sample collection and export documentation review
  • Producer relationship facilitation

Our Process

1

Product Brief

Define coffee grade (specialty/commercial), tea type, volume, and quality parameters.

2

Producer Vetting

Research and pre-screen coffee farms, cooperatives, and tea producers.

3

Origin Visit

5-day tour of farms, mills, and processing facilities across Yunnan.

4

Quality Assessment

Cupping, tasting, grading, and quality documentation.

5

Direct Trade Setup

Facilitate direct producer relationships, sample shipment, and export process initiation.

Highlights

Direct producer relationships (no middlemen)
Specialty coffee cupping sessions
Pu’er tea aging facility visits
Export documentation guidance

Suitable For

  • +Specialty coffee roasters
  • +Tea importers and retailers
  • +Coffee chains seeking direct trade
  • +Food and beverage brands

Not Suitable For

  • -Commodity-grade coffee traders (this is specialty-focused)
  • -Instant coffee or tea bag producers

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I buy green coffee beans directly from farms?

Yes. We facilitate direct trade relationships. Yunnan coffee farms typically sell green beans in 60kg bags, with minimum orders from 1-5 bags per lot.

What tea varieties can I source in Yunnan?

Pu’er (raw and ripe), Yunnan black tea (Dianhong), green tea, and white tea. We visit producers for each variety based on your requirements.

Ready to Find Your Factory?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. Tell us what you're sourcing, and we'll design a trip that fits your timeline and budget.