Onyx Coffee

onyx coffee is a vertically integrated farmer, exporter, and importer operating out of guatemala city, guatemala, and bellingham, washington. the company has farmed in huehuetenango, guatemala since 1957 and has spent roughly two decades building direct relationships between producers and roasters in that origin. peru is a recent expansion, chosen partly because its harvest cycle runs opposite to central america, allowing onyx to supply fresh green coffee across more of the calendar year. in peru, onyx works with producers in the northern highlands, including an early-stage program with las mujeres resilientes de pawqara, a group of female coffee producers in the pawqara region. this program produces small, traceable microlots, such as the liliana heredia altamirano gesha lot. onyx states it pays above fair trade price minimums and publishes prices paid to producers. the company positions itself as a bridge for roasters seeking stable, traceable supply and for farmers seeking a reliable market. the team is small, with 11 to 50 employees across its guatemala and washington locations. current active origins are guatemala and peru.