Mexico GRAPOS Cooperative

Importer Notes | GRAPOS or Grupo de Asesores de Producción Organica y Sustentable is a group of coffee producers in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, in an area that borders la Biosfera del Triunfo or Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, from which Cafe Imports has also purchased coffee.

GRAPOS was formed in 2007 and consisted of 90 member farmers. In 2026, the group now includes 2,708 member farmers and covers the microregions of Soconusco, Siltepec, Porvenir, and Tapachula in Chiapas. Coffee from GRAPOS is cultivated on approximately 5,560 hectares from an altitude range of 900-1600 masl. The harvest season is from November to March.

Members of GRAPOS are mainly smallholder farmers with an average of 3 hectares of land. There are multiple coffee varieties grown, including Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Mundo Novo, and Catuaí. On average, the coffee trees are 10-20 years old, and annual production is equivalent to 0.5 metric tons (MT) of green coffee.

GRAPOS is certified Fair Trade and Organic. Additionally, GRAPOS provides essential services to its members, including access to finance, technical assistance, and community development programs. Other economic activities of the group include mainly agricultural production of banana, squash, corn, black beans, cocoa, and rambutan (a tropical tree that produces fruit of the same name). Members and their families also make handmade textiles for additional sources of income.