What's actually sold green
The green market for Panama splits into three tiers. Home-roasting retail: Roastmasters.com lists Esmeralda Private Collection Geisha Natural at $64.17 per pound (in stock, September 16, 2026) and Coffee Bean Corral has carried Janson Farms Geisha green (sold out at the same check). Importer inventory: Sucafina lists Carmen Estate fully washed Caturra as an importer offering. Producer-direct: Lamastus Family Estates operates a green-sample program, and Finca Sophia releases its harvest through a whole-harvest offering with a direct inquiry form.
The math and the skill question
Green loses roughly 15–20% of weight in roasting, so a pound of green yields about 400–430 g roasted — but the real cost is skill. Geisha is unforgiving to roast: its florals live in a narrow window, and an underdeveloped roast wastes far more value than the roaster margin ever did. Sey's price transparency makes the ceiling visible: its direct green prices for top Panama lots run $200–$319.64 per kilogram — the best lots are expensive green, too.
When each choice makes sense
Choose green if you roast regularly, want access to importer inventory or auction-adjacent lots, or specifically want a home-roasting retail lot like a 1 lb bag of Esmeralda green. Choose roasted if you want the producer's or roaster's work on a tiny nano-lot, need small formats (Klatch roasts its 170 g Don Julian to order), or are buying Geisha for the first time. For most buyers exploring Panama, roasted from a reputable roaster is the lower-risk path; green is the enthusiast's path.