Coffee growing regions

The Jesuits brought coffee plants to Guatemala as early as 1750. Since then, predominantly Arabica, especially the Bourbon and Caturra varieties, have been grown on around 270,000 hectares. In the...

Puerto Rico is one of the smallest coffee producing countries in the world. The first Coffea seedlings arrived in the Caribbean country around 1750, and these days primarily the Coffea-Arabica...

Coffee arrived in Panama in the 19th century with European immigrants. Coffee in Panama is produced mainly by small farmers from two major indigenous groups, the Bugle and Ngobe. Panama...

Arabica coffee is grown in Congo only very sporadically in the south and east of the country, in the high mountains. The highest quality coffee is grown in Kivu and...

In a commercial sense, coffee was first grown in El Salvador in the 1850s. Since then, it has been an existential part of the economy as well as the mainstay...

Brazil - the largest coffee producer in the world Brazil was the largest coffee producer in the world for over 150 years. In this blog article, we take you on...

The export of coffee in Indonesia began in 1711 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It was at this time that the term Java coffee, still occasionally used today,...

Coffee has been growing in Costa Rica since the 19th century. After independence from Spain was declared in 1821, the government gave free coffee seeds to the population. 4 years...

Although China is known for its teas, the country's coffee should not be underestimated. In 1887, coffee came to China through French missionaries. However, it was to take many years...

Coffee first came to Colombia in 1732. However, it was not effectively used as a commodity until the late 19th century, when it accounted for 50% of exports. Colombia recognized...