Direct-trade coffee LA roasters and farm relationships

No roaster publishes a full transparency report that includes details like price paid to farmer, multi-year relationship, or absence of a third-party broker. The sources only show general impact or farm-level pages without specific data on direct-trade verification.

• Verve Coffee has a “Farmlevel” page ^[1] but the excerpt is truncated and does not contain any transparency data.
• Equator Coffees has an “Our Impact” page ^[2] that mentions B Corp certification but provides no direct-trade specifics.

Regarding what “direct trade” actually verifies: The sources do not define or verify any of the three elements (price paid to farmer, multi-year relationship, no third-party broker). To answer that question, you would need separate sources that explain the direct-trade model or show actual contract terms.

Open questions: - Which of the named roasters (Cognoscenti, G&B, Coffee MCO) have transparency reports? No source covers them. - What specific data would a full transparency report contain? Not addressed.

What is needed: - Full transparency reports or direct-trade policy pages from each roaster. - Third-party definitions or certifications (e.g., Direct Trade Certification standards).