Stir Business Insight for the Tea & Coffee Industry: Making Up for Lost Time

Oregon has three times more exports than imports so it’s really hurting the shippers going outbound,” said Arianna Hartstrom, Costa Oro founder and c.e.o. “They have to truck the product and it’s adding transit time and costs.”

Despite the loss, Portland remains a viable market for green coffee storage, she said. Door-to-door costs have only increased marginally and Hartstrom remains bullish about the Oregon market.
The nearest ports are 150 miles north at the Port of Tacoma or 30 miles farther at the Port of Seattle. All green coffee coming into Costa Oro must be trucked south.