In natural products, nothing is truly “standard.”
Climate changes things. Handling changes things. Storage changes things. Even good raw material can lose its value if the process around it is weak.
Yet, I repeatedly saw trade being reduced to pricing conversations, without enough attention to systems, traceability, or long-term responsibility.
On the other side, buyers often struggled to find partners they could rely on, not just for one shipment, but for consistency and honesty over time.
That gap stayed with me.