2026-06-11-article-queue.md

# Article Queue — Week 24, 2026-06-11

Generated by the SEO agent weekly run. Items below are ready for the content pipeline: `seo-content-brief` → `/researcher` → `/outliner` → `/writer` → `/editorial-review` → `/humanizer` → `/sanity-push`.

All three items are **existing article refreshes** (not new articles). Brief scope is a targeted refresh, not a full rewrite.

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## Priority 1 — Coffee Regions of India: Complete Guide

**Article:** `/learn/coffee-regions-of-india-complete-guide`
**Published:** 2026-02-25 (15 weeks ago)
**GSC:** 7 clicks · 2,284 impressions · CTR **0.31%** · position 7.4
**Why now:** CTR is critically below the 2–4% expected at position 7. The meta description contains "data-backed map" — there is no map. Fixing this alone is estimated to add 35–55 clicks/month.

**Refresh scope (from audit + semantic gap):**
1. Rewrite meta description — remove "map" claim → refocus on flavor-comparison framing: *"How altitude, process, and variety shape cup character across 19 Indian coffee-growing regions — from Chikmagalur's washed estates to Araku's tribal naturals and the Malabar coast's monsooned coffees."*
2. Rewrite title tag → `Indian Coffee Regions: Flavor, Altitude & Process Across 19 Growing Areas`
3. Add regional summary table after introduction (Region · State · Altitude · Key Variety · Flavor Note · GI Tag)
4. Add Monsooned Malabar process section in Kerala segment (200 words: what monsoon exposure does to the bean)
5. Add Yercaud to Tamil Nadu section (150 words: altitude 1,000–1,500m, volcanic soil, varieties S795/SLN9/Selection 5B, flavor caramel/stone fruit)
6. Add intercropping paragraph to Chikmagalur section (pepper, cardamom, areca nut, vanilla as shade crops)
7. Add tribal farming / organic cooperative context to Araku Valley section
8. Expand GI tags H2 — explain what a GI tag means for buyers; add Monsooned Malabar alongside Araku (2019)
9. Add contextual internal links: `/learn/understanding-indian-coffee-estates` and `/learn/indian-coffee-varieties-explained`

**Data dependencies:** `data:canon` fills needed for Koraput, Pulney Hills, Malabar Coast, Nagaland, Tripura before inline EAV triples can be accurately written. Run `/enrich-canon` first.

**Files:** `seo/page-audits/2026-06-11-coffee-regions-of-india-complete-guide.md` · `seo/semantic-gaps/coffee-regions-of-india-complete-guide.md`

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## Priority 2 — Understanding Indian Coffee Estates

**Article:** `/learn/understanding-indian-coffee-estates`
**Published:** 2026-02-25 (15 weeks ago)
**GSC:** 31 clicks · 2,006 impressions · CTR 1.55% · position 6.2
**Already ranks:** position 1.9 for "coffee estate meaning"
**Opportunity:** "what is estate coffee" query at position 12.1 (97 impressions) — a targeted section addition could move this to top 5.

**Refresh scope (from audit + semantic gap):**
1. Restructure opening paragraph to answer "what is estate coffee" directly in first 100 words
2. Add "Is Estate Coffee the Same as Single-Origin?" H2 section (~200 words with ICB 41%/59% split data)
3. Add FAQ item: "What is the difference between estate coffee and single-origin coffee?" (~80 words)
4. Add harvest season table (Karnataka · Tamil Nadu · Kerala arabica/robusta seasons)
5. Add smallholder farming context paragraph (90% of Indian coffee farmers own <10 acres)
6. Add altitude EAV parentheticals for 8 named estates lacking them: Harley, Riverdale, Melkodige, Karadykan, Salawara, Mooleh Manay, Venkids Valley, Kerehaklu
7. Add Ratnagiri flavor EAV (jasmine tea, raspberry, nutty) in estate section
8. Add contextual internal links to `/learn/coffee-regions-of-india-complete-guide` and `/learn/indian-coffee-varieties-explained`

**Data dependencies:** `/enrich-canon` for 8 estate altitude/soil fills (run concurrently). JS-rendering investigation of estate data widgets is a `site-repo` dependency but does not block the article refresh.

**Files:** `seo/page-audits/2026-06-11-understanding-indian-coffee-estates.md` · `seo/semantic-gaps/understanding-indian-coffee-estates.md`

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## Priority 3 — Indian Coffee Varieties Explained

**Article:** `/learn/indian-coffee-varieties-explained`
**Published:** 2026-03-19 (12 weeks ago)
**GSC:** 44 clicks · 3,189 impressions · CTR 1.38% · position 5.1
**Opportunity:** Best-ranked of the three. Position 5 is closest to page 1 breakout. Adding a comparison table and expanding Chandragiri improves featured-snippet eligibility.

**Refresh scope (from audit + semantic gap):**
1. Add varietal comparison table (after intro, before individual variety H2s): Variety · Type · Lineage · Cup Profile · Altitude Range — 7 rows
2. Expand Chandragiri section: add CCRI release year (2011), altitude optimum (600–900m), cup character (mild body, clean, lower acidity than SLN-9), parentage (Sarchimor × Villa Sarchi)
3. Add processing × variety section (new H2 after S-274): how SLN-9 expresses differently across process types (washed = floral; natural = fruit-forward) using ICB catalog examples
4. Add ICB catalog counts per variety inline (e.g. "SLN-795 appears on X coffees across Y roasters in the ICB catalog")
5. Strengthen Cauvery/Catimor section: add explicit flavor EAV (brisk acidity, sweet finish, shorter shelf-life), parentage, altitude adaptation
6. Strengthen S-274 fine robusta section: add cup notes EAV (chocolate, caramel, nuts, spices), specialty robusta context
7. Rewrite opening paragraph to front-load the reference proposition
8. Add Chandragiri catalog filter link

**Data dependencies:** `/enrich-canon` for Chandragiri and Cauvery sensory nodes. Title tag update is `site-repo` (replace "and More" with "Kent, S-274").

**Files:** `seo/page-audits/2026-06-11-indian-coffee-varieties-explained.md` · `seo/semantic-gaps/indian-coffee-varieties-explained.md`

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## Summary

| # | Article | Priority | Est. CTR lift | Pipeline status |
|---|---------|----------|---------------|-----------------|
| 1 | coffee-regions-of-india-complete-guide | Critical | +1.2–2pp | Ready for `seo-content-brief` after canon fills |
| 2 | understanding-indian-coffee-estates | High | +0.5pp + position movement | Ready for `seo-content-brief` after canon fills |
| 3 | indian-coffee-varieties-explained | Medium | +0.3pp + featured-snippet | Ready for `seo-content-brief` |