TransFair USA is excited to announce the first ever Fair Trade Certified Cupping Competition and Auction.

This landmark event being held from October 20th to 24th, 2008 in Minas Gerais, Brazil. All ten Brazilian Fair Trade Certified Arabica producing cooperatives will be submitting samples to be judged in the competition.

The goal of the event is to showcase high quality Fair Trade Certified coffee produced in Brazil and provide Fair Trade Certified licensees access to the best coffees at origin. Buyers will have the opportunity to sample, meet producers, and bid on the winning coffees through a closed auction. The ten finalists in two categories of coffees, naturals and semi-washed, will be announced at the awards ceremony on October 24th in Belo Horizonte.

Watch our page for more info and interviews on the international panel, participating farmers, and results, watch our baristaexchange.com member page.