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Ethiopia is home to some of the world’s most diverse and flavorful coffees. At Urba Trading PLC,
we source our green coffee beans from Ethiopia’s renowned coffee-growing regions, including:
Sidamo Coffee
Sidamo was a province in the southern part of Ethiopia. Its name has it’s from a native ethnic group of Ethiopia, called Sidama, which are located in the south-central part of the country.
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Yirgacheffe Coffee
Yirgacheffe zone officially called Gedeo is a zone within the state of Southern Nations and Nationalities People’s Region. Yirgacheffe- which is a woreda (district) within the Gedeo Zone.
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Djimma Coffee
Djimma Coffee is grown in the Illubabor and Kaffa regions of Ethiopia at elevations from 4,400 to 6,000 feet above sea level within the biggest catchment area in Ethiopia.
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Guji Coffee
Guji lies in the Oromiya region of southern Ethiopia. Coffees sourced from this region used to be classified together with Sidaamo, but have since been recognised for their distinct.
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Nekemte Coffee
Nekemte is a market town in western Ethiopia, lying just over 300k west of Addis Ababa in a region of high rainfall and many hills. Coffee grows in rust-red volcanic soils.
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Limmu Coffee
Limmu is a rugged, mountainous region stretching from south-central to south-western Ethiopia, part of the Oromiya Zone, that produces primarily washed coffees.
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Harrar Coffee
Heavy-bodied, spicy and fragrant, Ethiopian Harrar coffee is a wild and exotic dry processed (natural) Arabica coffee that is grown on small farms in the Oromia region.
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Washed Coffee
Washed coffee or commonly known as wet coffee is the process where the coffee bean has had various fruit layers removed before the drying process begins.
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Loved By Buyers Trusted By Partners
Working with Urba Trading PLC has been a game-changer for our specialty coffee program. Their attention to quality, traceability, and logistics made the sourcing process seamless. The Guji micro-lots we received cupped above 87 consistently – our baristas were impressed!
We’ve been importing Ethiopian coffee for over a decade, and Urba Trading is one of the most professional exporters we’ve worked with. Fast responses, clear communication, and truly excellent Sidama and Limu lots every season. Highly recommended for bulk and specialty buyers.
Urba Trading PLC helped us secure exclusive Yirgacheffe lots that aligned perfectly with our roast profiles. The transparency and cupping notes they provide are exactly what specialty buyers look for. Their dedication to quality is evident from start to finish.
It’s rare to find an exporter who balances quality, communication, and reliability so well. Urba’s team always keeps us updated on availability, and their washed coffees consistently meet our expectations for flavor clarity and uniformity.
As a fellow African coffee market leader, we appreciate the professionalism Urba Trading PLC brings to the table. Their logistics team is responsive, and they fulfill documentation faster than most exporters we’ve worked with.
