Significance of Yunnan Coffee planting Base, brief introduction of Yunnan Coffee

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More than 100 years ago, western missionaries brought coffee to Yunnan for cultivation, which officially opened the first coffee cultivation in China. By 2008, the coffee planting area in Yunnan Province had reached 390,000 mu, which attracted the attention of the international coffee industry. Many world coffee giants, including Starbucks and Nestle, went to Yunnan to open up markets and purchase raw materials.

After 2008, although affected by drought, slow sales and other factors, Yunnan coffee industry is still developing rapidly. Xiong Xiangjin, president of Yunnan Province Coffee Association, said that this year's coffee planting area exceeded one million mu for the first time, which is of great significance to the province's coffee industry; at present, Yunnan coffee planting area only accounts for one percent of the global coffee planting area, but with the continuous increase of planting area, Yunnan's position in the world coffee economic map will be improved.

Xiong Xiangjin said that with the increase of coffee planting area in Yunnan, the domestic coffee industry will be further processed in the future, and the road of brand development will be further increased to realize the stable development of the industry.

Yunnan coffee due to the unique geographical environment and climatic conditions, formed a strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, slightly fruity unique flavor, by the world's first-class coffee experts as one of the best coffee in the world. At present, Yunnan coffee has been exported to 27 countries and regions in Asia, Europe and America, becoming the third largest export agricultural product of Yunnan Province after tobacco and flowers. Yunnan is also China's largest coffee export base, accounting for 95% of the country's total exports.

Yunnan Coffee

Yunnan arabica coffee, rubiaceae, coffee, planting area is mainly distributed in Lincang, Baoshan, Simao, Xishuangbanna, Dehong, Nujiang and other prefectures. [1]Arabica coffee is native to Ethiopia or the Arabian Peninsula. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan are cultivated. Yunnan's coffee industry has developed rapidly due to its superior geographical conditions. In 2014, both planting area and output accounted for more than 99% of the country's total.

Planting areas are mainly distributed in Lincang, Baoshan, Simao, Xishuangbanna, Dehong, Nujiang and other prefectures.

Baoshan Lujiangba average temperature of 21.5℃, up to 40.4℃, basically frost-free throughout the year, is recognized as the best coffee producing area. The Arabica coffee cultivated here is famous for its strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, well-proportioned grain facets, mellow fragrance and fruity flavor.

In recent years, the planting area of Arabica coffee in other producing areas of Yunnan has been expanding, the quality has also been greatly developed, and its popularity has been continuously improved at home and abroad.

After inspecting Yunnan coffee planting and primary processing bases, experts from the International Coffee Organization evaluated Yunnan coffee as Colombia wet-processed Arabica coffee, which is the highest quality coffee in the world.

Typica and Bourbon, two classic coffee varieties, are the main cultivars of Yunnan coffee. In 1991, Katimo Catimor series varieties (stronger virus resistance and higher yield) were introduced from Kenya. A variety of Arabian species (also known as small species). Because of the similarity of morphology and habits of these two varieties, they are often mixed and cultivated.

Tibica coffee is native to Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan and is the most widely cultivated coffee variety in the Western Hemisphere. The plants are more robust, but less tolerant to light, and yield more in Hawaii. The top leaf of Tibika is red copper color, which is called red top coffee.

Popan coffee is the second most common variety of Arabica coffee after tipica. The main branch and trunk initially grow upward at 45 degrees, drooping with fruit load, the branch nodes are dense, the results are more, and the yield is higher. But the berries are smaller and ripen slower. Bobang bud tender leaves are green, called green top coffee;

Catimor is an improved variety of the Tibica species, with 25% of the Robusta gene.