FOB Price Calculator
FOB price calculation for Uganda coffee exports. Real-time cost breakdown with farmgate, milling, transport, and port handling.
How the FOB price is built
FOB (Free On Board) is the price of green coffee once it is loaded onto the vessel at the export port. Every FOB quote is a stack of costs: the farmgate price you pay for cherry or parchment, the cost of milling it to export-grade green bean, the transport to port, and port handling and documentation. Your exporter margin sits on top. This calculator builds that stack against live UCDA indicative prices so you can see the landed FOB figure and your margin at a glance.
- 1. Farmgate price What you pay for cherry or dry parchment (kiboko) at the farm or buying station. Auto-filled from live UCDA indicative prices.
- 2. Milling Hulling parchment to green bean, plus grading and sorting to the export grade you select.
- 3. Transport Moving green coffee from the mill to the export port. Most Ugandan coffee trucks to Mombasa, Kenya.
- 4. Port handling Warehousing, container stuffing, documentation, and port charges at the export terminal.
- 5. Exporter margin The difference between your target sell price and the total landed cost. This is your profit.
FOB pricing questions
What does "Free On Board" mean?
The price of the coffee once it is loaded onto the ship at the export port. Freight and insurance beyond that point are the buyer's cost.
Where do the farmgate prices come from?
UCDA daily indicative prices, the same data shown on the homepage dashboard. They are indicative market prices, not a guaranteed offer.
Which port does Ugandan coffee ship from?
Most Ugandan coffee exports through the port of Mombasa, Kenya, the main gateway for Uganda's landlocked coffee trade.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No. UCDA publishes indicative market prices. Your actual farmgate cost depends on your buying location, volume, and negotiation.