Ethiopian green coffee · Landed in the U.S.

Traceable Ethiopian
green coffee, landed and
ready for roasters.

Gobez helps roasters source Ethiopian coffees with verified origin access, clear lot data, fast samples, and dependable U.S. fulfillment. From Guji and Yirgacheffe to Sidama, Limu, and beyond, we connect buyers to coffees they can feature, re-buy, and scale.

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Available now Guji Uraga Natural G1 · Gerba Dogo Natural G1 · Dogo Sodu Washed G1

Fulfillment New Jersey terminal · Chicago support · direct-origin programs

Gobez Lot File

№ 26-001-GUR / W-A1

Approved Q-grader · 04.18.26

Guracho · Guji Kercha

OROMIA / WESTERN KERCHA / WASHED & NATURAL

06°10′N · 38°35′E · 1,950–2,150 m

Crop year2025/26

HarvestOct–Dec

Variety74110 / landrace

Altitude1,950–2,150 m

Screen15–18

Moisture10.8 %

Water Aw0.54

Density790 g/L

Bag60 kg jute

WarehouseNew Jersey terminal

Sample statusOffer & pre-shipment

Available bagsOn request

TermsEXW · FOB · CIF / by path

SCA Cup

86.5

Acidity8.75

Sweetness8.50

Flavor8.75

Aftertaste8.25

"Lemon candy, jasmine, white peach, rose. Silky body, tea-like clarity in the finish."

Cherry sorting at the Guracho washing station — **Site visit · 04.18**Guracho WS, Guji Kercha

GURACHO W-A1 86.5 WASHED 60 bags · Guji Kercha HAMBELLA WAMENA N-C2 86.0 NATURAL 40 bags · Guji ABAYA GELANA SHARA W-B1 87.0 WASHED NEW 120 bags · Borena GERBA DOGO SODU N 88.0 NATURAL NEW 160 bags · West Guji GERBA DOGO W 87.0 WASHED NEW 55 bags · West Guji URAGA NATURAL 86.0 NATURAL NEW 100 bags · East Guji DAME SIDAMA W-A2 85.75 WASHED 80 bags · Sidama WURI YIRGACHEFFE N-A1 87.25 NATURAL ↑ 0.5 20 bags · Gedeb BUKISA W-B3 85.5 WASHED 60 bags · Borena GURACHO W-A1 86.5 WASHED 60 bags · Guji Kercha HAMBELLA WAMENA N-C2 86.0 NATURAL 40 bags · Guji ABAYA GELANA SHARA W-B1 87.0 WASHED NEW 120 bags · Borena GERBA DOGO SODU N 88.0 NATURAL NEW 160 bags · West Guji GERBA DOGO W 87.0 WASHED NEW 55 bags · West Guji URAGA NATURAL 86.0 NATURAL NEW 100 bags · East Guji DAME SIDAMA W-A2 85.75 WASHED 80 bags · Sidama WURI YIRGACHEFFE N-A1 87.25 NATURAL ↑ 0.5 20 bags · Gedeb BUKISA W-B3 85.5 WASHED 60 bags · Borena

Current spot & incoming lots

What you can request today.

Landed coffees ready to sample from our New Jersey terminal, plus incoming lots you can reserve at origin. Ask for any of these by name.

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Landed · NJ East Guji

Guji Uraga Natural G1

NaturalGrade 1Ready to ship

Cup

Strawberry, hibiscus, vanilla.

Landed · NJ West Guji

Gerba Dogo Natural G1

NaturalGrade 1Ready to ship

Cup

Fruit-forward, structured, clean natural profile.

Landed · NJ West Guji

Dogo Sodu Washed G1

WashedGrade 1Ready to ship

Cup

Clean, floral, tea-like.

Origin · incoming Yirgacheffe

Yirgacheffe Washed G1

WashedGrade 1Reserve at origin

Cup

Floral, citrus, delicate.

Origin · incoming Guji

Guji Hambella Natural G2

NaturalGrade 2Reserve at origin

Cup

Sweet fruit, chocolate, balanced.

Availability moves with the season. Request a sample and we'll confirm current stock, sample size, and dispatch timing — usually within two business days.

The Gobez Buyer Desk

One desk for spot, incoming, forward, and container-level buying.

Gobez supports buyers across spot, incoming, forward, and container-level purchasing. Whether a roaster needs a few bags for a seasonal feature or a larger program with repeatable Ethiopian supply, our buyer desk helps match cup profile, timing, documentation, warehouse position, and landed availability.

Purchasing

Spot availability
Incoming lots
Forward contracting
Full-container programs

Sample protocol

Offer samples
Pre-shipment samples
Arrival samples
Sample approvals

Release & logistics

Lot reservations
NJ terminal release
Chicago support
Documentation follow-up

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Why buyers choose Gobez

Gobez closes the distance between Ethiopian origin and North American roasters.

Better Ethiopian coffee, sourced with less risk: earlier origin access, U.S.-ready inventory and documentation, and a shorter chain that keeps both quality and the story intact.

Origin Access

Family relationships at origin, not freight on a contract.

Gobez works through Ethiopian family relationships, producer networks, and exporters, with in-language communication in Amharic and Afaan Oromo. That gives buyers earlier visibility into quality, availability, pricing, and traceability — before a lot is blended into anonymity.

Direct producer and exporter networks across growing regions
In-language sourcing in Amharic & Afaan Oromo
First look at a producer's best lots, washed and natural

Raised drying beds with parchment coffee at a washing station

Buyer Readiness

Samples, landed stock, and documentation — ready when you are.

Gobez supports U.S. buyers with fast samples, landed green inventory, QA documentation, and responsive communication, fulfilled through New Jersey and Chicago. You buy delivered, sized to how you actually run — a few bags or a full program.

Fast samples with cup notes and a full QA packet
Landed green stock — a bag, a pallet, or a container
Fulfillment via New Jersey terminal & Chicago support

Coffee parchment being processed at a washing station

Traceable Economics

A shorter chain protects the lot — and the story you sell.

Gobez reduces unnecessary handoffs, protects lot integrity, and helps roasters tell a stronger origin story while sourcing with more confidence. Fewer hands from washing station to warehouse means fewer places a coffee can degrade or lose its history.

Fewer handoffs, more lot integrity from station to release
Traceability intact end to end, not reconstructed later
A provable origin story your sales team can stand behind

Buying Paths

Built for how you actually buy.

Gobez works with the full range of green buyers — from a roaster's first sample to repeatable container programs. Choose the path that fits, and the buyer desk takes it from there.

Path 01

Roasters

Samples, 1–20 bag purchases, seasonal features, single-origin programs, and repeatable Ethiopian offerings — sized to how you roast and sell.

Samples1–20 bagsSingle originSeasonal features

Path 02

Importers / Distributors

Pallets, container planning, shared positions, regional resale, and larger allocation planning against forward and landed inventory.

PalletsContainersShared positionsAllocation

Path 03

Commercial / Wholesale

Volume lots, consistent grades, repeatable specs, landed and direct-origin options, and pricing discipline for programs that re-buy.

VolumeConsistent gradeLandedDirect origin

Path 04

Private Label / Roasted

Roasted coffee, packaging support, wholesale formats, retail programs, and café supply where applicable — built on the same traceable green.

RoastedPackagingWholesaleCafé supply

About Gobez

A Chicago-based, Ethiopian-American family connecting roasters to trusted producers.

Gobez is a Chicago-based, Ethiopian-American family-run coffee company connecting roasters with trusted Ethiopian producers, cooperatives, and exporters. We grew up close to these regions, speak the language, and treat sourcing as a relationship rather than a transaction.

That gives buyers direct access to coffees from every major Ethiopian growing region — a broad range of flavor profiles, processing methods, and scalable volumes, fulfilled in the U.S. through New Jersey and Chicago. Every lot carries QA, complete documentation, and end-to-end traceability, so performance stays consistent and repeatable from origin to arrival.

Sidama Yirgacheffe Guji Limu Harar Jimma Nekemte Bale

Built for buyers who want Ethiopian coffees they can feature, re-buy, and scale. But sourcing reach and clean paperwork are table stakes — what actually keeps a Gobez lot worth re-buying comes down to where we're from.

Gobez Coffee\'s founder and team at the Coffee Fest trade show — Founder-led and family-owned — the team behind Gobez.

Lush highland coffee forest in Ethiopia's growing regions — Origin Coffees from Ethiopia's premier growing regions — traceable to region, producer or co-op, and process.

What you get beyond green coffee

Being native to both ends shows up in every lot you buy.

Curated lots that sell

Selected for clarity, structure, and roast versatility — floral, tea-like washed profiles, fruit-forward naturals, and balanced coffees across espresso and filter.

Traceability you can market

Region, producer or co-op, processing, altitude, harvest, and clear lot identity — a story your sales team can stand behind.

Built for roasters

Fast samples, clear specs, and responsive communication, with a straight path from selection to contract to arrival.

Distribution that moves

New Jersey terminal and Chicago support for efficient, predictable North American delivery and consistent handling.

Full-container at origin

Point-of-origin procurement for full container loads — tighter control over specs, lot integrity, and total landed cost.

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Why Gobez is trusted

Origin-connected, U.S.-stocked, and backed by real documentation.

Every coffee carries clear lot data, QA records, and traceable origin — the same evidence a Q-grader uses at the cupping table.

Trade presence

Coffee Festfeatured

Featured at Coffee Fest Chicago, with an expanded presence in preparation for Coffee Fest Los Angeles.

U.S. fulfillment

NJ · CHIterminals

Landed green inventory fulfilled through New Jersey, with Chicago support and direct-origin programs.

Documentation

QApacket

Moisture, water activity, density, screen size, and cup notes recorded against every lot ID.

Ethiopian provenance layer

Origin you can verify before you taste it.

Large-format origin imagery paired with station, process, and logistics documentation — so you can verify where a coffee comes from before you ever cup it.

Cherry intake and sorting at a washing station in Guji

Guracho · Cherry intake

Station process

From cherry intake to sample approval.

Raised beds, hand-sorting, and station-by-station process detail sit alongside the UI so buyers connect cup profile to real station handling in Guji and Borena.

Guji highlands above Guracho in Kercha district

Guji Kercha · 1,950–2,150 m

Cherry & cup

Why the lot cups the way it does.

Cherry maturity, volcanic soils, post-harvest discipline, and altitude data from our partner washing stations attach to every cupping form so taste has a verifiable record.

Abaya Gelana · Borena

Logistics confidence

From "available" to a visible custody route.

Warehouse, bag, and shipment imagery beside delivery milestones to make spot, afloat, and forward buying legible — from origin stations to your roastery.

Raised drying beds at Hambella Wamena washing station

Hambella · Raised beds

Process discipline

Days on the bed, hands on the cherry.

Our partner stations log turning intervals, moisture targets, and bed time per lot — at Hambella, cherry is raked frequently and covered at the hottest part of the day and at night to control drying.

Geography of the file

Where the lots in this binder actually come from.

One country, two partners, five washing stations — placed against Ethiopia's borders, road and river corridors, and the eight coffee regions named throughout these profiles.

Schematic Not for navigation

Legend

Washing station — wet mill, cherry intake & drying beds

Storage / processing — dry mill, dispatch & export corridor

National capital

Named coffee-growing region (approximate)

Lake

Primary road corridor

Major river

Sourcing manifest

Guji & Borena stations

A	Guracho	Guji
B	Hambella Wamena	Guji
C	Abaya Gelana	Borena

West & East Guji stations

D	Gerba Dogo	West Guji
E	Uraga	East Guji

Gobez facilities

F	Addis dry mill & dispatch	Addis Ababa
G	Dire Dawa → Djibouti corridor	Dire Dawa

Regions, station positions, and roads are placed schematically by named district/kebele for orientation, not surveyed GPS — country border traced from public boundary data. Treat as an origin overview, not a navigational chart.

Traceable farm profiles

Choose a partner farm, then open the field file.

Each tab opens a buyer's file built from our direct-trade origin dossiers — station discipline and community context from Guji and Borena, plus producer-direct Ethiopian lots from West and East Guji.

Gobez › Oromia › Guji Zone › Kercha district › Guracho kebele

Guracho Farm Washing Station, Guji Kercha

One of the flagship washing stations we source from, located in the kebele of Guracho in western Kercha. The station's founders were instrumental in establishing some of the first washing stations in the area, and Guracho has been a perennial favorite for both washed and natural offers since 2015.

Origin summary

Guji is an administrative zone of the Oromia region, separated from Borena Zone in 2002 and named for the Guji tribe of the Oromo people. Station staff have been working with Guji farmers for over 20 years, and began exporting in 2014, shipping primarily Guji coffees to roasters worldwide.

Despite proximity to Yirgacheffe, Guracho lots show a wide diversity of profiles — from sweet lemon candy and floral tea to heavy green melon, peach, and rose. Grade 1 naturals require additional labor-intensive drying and cherry sorting, resulting in marmalade fruit flavors with white wine acidity and perfumed aromatics.

Station specifics

Guracho kebele, western Kercha district, Guji Zone
1,950–2,150 m elevation · volcanic, nutrient-rich soils
Washed and natural — Grade 1 and Grade 3 natural preparations
Community: station investment financed Guracho Primary School renovation (new roofing, plaster, chairs, tables) and a latrine expansion with separate community fresh-water supply
Two shipping containers of school supplies funded in 2019

Field documentation Source: Gobez field visits 2018–2021

Fig. 01Guracho WS · 04/2019

Fig. 02Cherry sort · Guracho

Fig. 03Station detail · 04/2019

Fig. 04Community · Guracho

Gobez › Oromia › Guji Zone › Hambella Wamena › Wamena kebele

Hambella Wamena Farm Washing

Farmers cultivate coffee trees in the Hambella District in the much-beloved Guji region. The station provides agronomic support — training on harvesting ripe cherry, cultivation, and fertilizing techniques — and pays an additional 30% bonus from coffee sales back to contributing producers.

Origin summary

The soils in the southern and western parts of Ethiopia's coffee-growing regions are volcanic and rich in nutrients and minerals. Farmers selectively handpick ripe cherry and deliver their harvests to Hambella station daily. At intake, a staff of 180 seasonal workers inspect and float cherry.

For natural lots, accepted cherry is laid to dry on raised beds. Workers rake drying cherry frequently to ensure even drying, and cherry is covered at the hottest part of the day and at night to prevent condensation — a discipline that translates directly into Hambella's reputation for clean, repeatable cup quality.

Station specifics

Hambella Wamena District, Guji Zone, Oromia
20 permanent employees · 180 seasonal workers at intake
Volcanic, mineral-rich soils · raised-bed drying with shade discipline
Natural focus — covered at peak heat and overnight to control condensation
30% profit bonus paid back to contributing producers

Field documentation Source: Gobez field visits 2019–2021

Fig. 01Wamena WS · 04/2019

Fig. 02Raised beds · 12/2021

Fig. 03Cherry intake · Hambella

Fig. 04Shade detail · 04/2019

Gobez › Oromia › Borena Zone › Abaya Gelana › Shara & Bukisa

Abaya Gelana District, Borena Zone

Gelana Abaya coffees are produced in the Gelana and Abaya woredas, located just northwest of the town of Yirgacheffe along the eastern slopes of the hills that separate Yirgacheffe from Lake Abaya. Less than 10 miles from Yirgacheffe town — but a distinct geography, and a unique cup character.

Origin summary

Gelana and Abaya are neighboring woredas in the Borena Zone of Oromia. The border between Oromia and the Southern Nation Nationalities and People's Region (SNNPR) — where Yirgacheffe sits in the Gedeo Zone — runs right between them, producing geographical distinctions that show up clearly in the cup.

Our lots are from sites operated in the kebeles of Shara and Bukisa. De-pulping machinery and fermentation tanks are kept pristine, and drying beds are in fantastic condition. Washing crews work together with long wooden paddles to stir fermenting parchment, rinsing through concrete channels for uniform mucilage removal — both groups singing in time to the rhythm of their work.

Station specifics

Abaya & Gelana woredas, Borena Zone, Oromia Region
Shara & Bukisa kebele sites under one file
Long-wooden-paddle washing & concrete-channel rinse for uniform mucilage removal
Shara cup: sweet peach, nectarine, green melon, lilac, lime zest
Bukisa cup: tangerine, ginger, hibiscus, rose, citrus zest

Field documentation Source: Gobez field visits · Shara & Bukisa kebeles

Fig. 01Station · Shara

Fig. 02Cherry sort · Bukisa

Fig. 03Parchment · raised beds

Fig. 04Drying · 12/2021

Gobez › Oromia › West Guji Zone › Gerba › Dogo Sodu kebele

Gerba Dogo Sodu, West Guji

Two lots from one celebrated West Guji station: a washed Gerba Dogo (87.0) and a natural Gerba Dogo Sodu (88.0), both grown between 2,100–2,300 m and produced by the family operation of Morkata Gata and his wife, Eyerusalem, and brought to you directly through Gobez.

Origin summary

Located in the Guji Zone of Ethiopia's Oromia region, Dogo Sodu is a celebrated coffee-growing area. Its high altitude, fertile soil, and favorable climate combine to create ideal conditions for exceptional beans that are highly prized in the global market and help solidify the region's reputation as a premier coffee hub.

This family has farmed in Guji for generations, founded by patriarch Shonora Gata, and now runs multiple washing stations, drying sites, and export operations across the zone. Our team visited Morkata and Eyerusalem's family home before signing the first contract — family and community sit at the heart of everything they do.

Lot specifics

Gerba, West Guji Zone, Oromia · 2,100–2,300 m · heirloom varieties
Washed lot — 87.0 SCA · Grade 1 · harvest Nov–Jan · 55 bags afloat
Natural lot, Sodu — 88.0 SCA · Grade 1 · harvest Oct–Jan · 160 bags afloat
2025/26 season · Dec '25 harvest, Jul '26 landed at New Jersey warehouse
Imported direct by Gobez

Ethiopian Coffee Seasonality

Know when to sample, contract, ship, and buy landed.

Ethiopian coffee buying is seasonal. Gobez helps buyers understand when lots are being harvested, when samples become meaningful, when export windows open, and when landed positions are available in the U.S.

Oct–Jan

Harvest

Cherry picked across Guji, Yirgacheffe, Sidama, and beyond.
Oct–Feb

Processing

Washed and natural processing at station level.
Dec–Mar

Dry milling

Hulling, grading, and screen sizing for export.
Jan–Apr

Export prep

Offer samples, contracts, and documentation finalized.
Feb–May

Shipment

Loading via Djibouti corridor to U.S. ports.
Apr–Jul

U.S. arrival

Lots land and clear into the New Jersey terminal.
Year-round

Spot availability

Landed positions ready to sample and ship.
Ongoing

Re-buy planning

Replacement lots and forward cover for programs.

Timing varies by region, altitude, and crop year. The buyer desk can advise when a specific origin is best sampled, contracted forward, or bought from landed U.S. stock — so your program never runs dry between harvests.

How to buy

From farm profile to delivered lot in five clear steps.

Move through each stage to see what the buyer does, what Gobez returns, and which document or action moves the coffee forward: sample, cup, quote, reserve, receive.

01 / Buyer action

Compare farm profiles, cup direction, and arrival windows.

Start with station identity, elevation, process, and menu role so your team can shortlist the right Ethiopia options before the sampling clock starts.

Gobez output Profile shortlist + availability notes.

gobez · shortlist / washed-guji

Guracho WashedGuji Kercha · 86.5Live

Hambella NaturalGuji · 86.0Sample

Abaya Shara WBorena · 87.0New

Parchment coffee drying on raised beds at a washing station — Drying · raised beds

"Every file on Gobez starts at a station, on a bed, with hands on the cherry."
— Field notes, Guji 2021

Washing station detail, Guji highlands — Station · Guji highlands

Buyer support, end to end

Discover origins. Request samples. Build supplier relationships.

A dependable sourcing desk for roasters who want clean coffee data, faster sampling, and reliable fulfillment across North America.

The Gobez buyer desk

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Tell us your target profile, volume, timing, and delivery point. Gobez will respond with current availability, sample options, documentation status, and the most practical buying path.

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Traceable Ethiopian green coffee, landed and ready for roasters.

What you can request today.

Guji Uraga Natural G1

Gerba Dogo Natural G1

Dogo Sodu Washed G1

Yirgacheffe Washed G1

Guji Hambella Natural G2

Purchasing

Sample protocol

Release & logistics

Family relationships at origin, not freight on a contract.

Samples, landed stock, and documentation — ready when you are.

A shorter chain protects the lot — and the story you sell.

Roasters

Importers / Distributors

Commercial / Wholesale

Private Label / Roasted

A Chicago-based, Ethiopian-American family connecting roasters to trusted producers.

Being native to both ends shows up in every lot you buy.

Curated lots that sell

Traceability you can market

Built for roasters

Distribution that moves

Full-container at origin

Origin-connected, U.S.-stocked, and backed by real documentation.

Coffee Festfeatured

NJ · CHIterminals

QApacket

From cherry intake to sample approval.

Why the lot cups the way it does.

From "available" to a visible custody route.

Days on the bed, hands on the cherry.

Guracho Farm Washing Station, Guji Kercha

Origin summary

Station specifics

Hambella Wamena Farm Washing

Origin summary

Station specifics

Abaya Gelana District, Borena Zone

Origin summary

Station specifics

Gerba Dogo Sodu, West Guji

Origin summary

Lot specifics

Uraga Natural, East Guji

Origin summary

Lot specifics

Harvest

Processing

Dry milling

Export prep

Shipment

U.S. arrival

Spot availability

Re-buy planning

Compare farm profiles, cup direction, and arrival windows.

Request targeted samples tied to station metadata.

Review cup notes, moisture, water activity, grade, and documents.

Confirm lot, price, bag count, payment, and custody file.

Track shipment, warehouse release, and delivery to the roastery.

Ready to evaluate a lot?

Traceable Ethiopian
green coffee, landed and
ready for roasters.