KAJL journal The Manifest Journal
Notes on spice grading, trade routes and the export business, written by the people who do the grading.
Grading Cassia: What AA, A and Broken Actually Mean
A plain-English guide to cassia grade codes, so an RFQ actually says what you need.
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Belawan to Rotterdam: Inside a Cassia Shipment's Route
What actually happens to a container between a Kerinci farm and a European warehouse.
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Why Moisture Content Decides a Shipment's Fate
The one number that predicts more shipment problems than any other spec on the sheet.
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Before the VOC: Sumatra's Place in the Spice Trade
A short history of why ships crossed oceans to reach this part of the world, and what changed.
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Clove Oil, Kretek and the Eugenol Economy
Why cloves are worth more than a spice-rack ingredient to Indonesia's domestic economy.
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Storing Spice for Shelf Life: A Buyer's Checklist
How a lot is stored after it arrives matters as much as how it was handled before it shipped.
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