Best of Yemen 2024(Best of Yemen 2024(1,159 USD/KG), said to be the highest price ever for Yemeni coffee. The auction's top score exceeded 90 points, setting a new standard for the Yemeni coffee industry.

According to reports, the 526.5 USD bid came from a roaster in Saudi Arabia, highlighting the Middle East's growing involvement in the coffee industry. It is understood that this auction's average price reached 369 USD per kilogram.

What Is the Alliance for Coffee Excellence?

The Best of Yemen auction is organized by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE), which is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to discovering outstanding coffee beans around the world and incentivizing the farmers who strive to grow coffee. Its auctions are open and transparent, and the funds raised through auction can serve as an incentive mechanism for the industry's healthy development, bringing more coffee-producing regions higher incomes and sustainable economic development.

Best of Auction's Focus on Climate Change

The focus on climate change is also a commendable aspect of this auction.This year's event showed the world the strong resilience and adaptability of Yemen's local coffee crops in the face of environmental change. Yemen's annual rainfall ranges between 244 and 379 mm, a figure far below the average level of 1400 mm of rainfall in coffee-growing regions worldwide, and most climate and coffee experts say of this that, based on the data, Yemen is unsuitable for growing coffee, yet its coffee crops here "not only survive, but thrive." This provides a certain demonstration effect for coffee cultivation in other regions around the world.

Women's Outstanding Contribution to Yemeni Coffee

In recent years, within Yemen's coffee industry, women's contributions have become increasingly prominent. Of the 36 plots in the auction, 13 were cultivated by local women. The plot that set the record high of 526.5 US dollars was also managed by a Yemeni women's agricultural group in Sana'a.

This achievement is an enduring milestone for Yemeni women in agriculture, reflecting the increasingly important role of women in the coffee sector.

"I felt an extremely strong sense of joy and had been anxiously waiting for news of the auction." said Katibah, a woman farmer from the Hayme Dakhliya community, who had never before sold the coffee she grew outside Yemen. She said: "The auction felt like a dream. I never thought my coffee would be recognized by people in other countries."

Honey infuses new possibilities into Yemeni coffee

Honey-processed coffee appeared at the auction for the first time. Honey processing requires no water, and the process suits Yemen's local natural environment. This innovation has added new possibilities for the development of coffee types.The auction also celebrated this "important change in the Yemeni coffee industry."

"These achievements reflect the hard work and dedication of Yemeni coffee farmers, who despite the challenges still strive to produce the best coffee." A founder of a certain coffee brand said after attending the auction that Yemen has always been one of the pioneers of the coffee industry, and this auction event reaffirmed its position on the global stage.

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