How did coffee spread to Latin America?

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Latin America is famous for its coffee production and export volume, ranking first in the world.

In 1979, coffee production in Latin America was 3,264,000 tons, accounting for about 65.6 percent of the world's total output, and coffee exports were 2.217 million tons, accounting for about 60 percent of the world's total exports; coffee export income was more than 7.10000527 billion US dollars, accounting for about 8.8 percent of Latin America's total export income, making it the most important source of foreign exchange earnings in the region besides oil exports. Therefore, coffee is praised as the "green gold" in America. At present, coffee is produced in more than 20 countries in Latin America, with a planting area of 5.463 million hectares, accounting for 57% of the total coffee planting area in the world. Brazil is the largest coffee producer in Latin America and the world, and is known as the "coffee kingdom". In 1979, Brazil produced 1.295 million tons of coffee, accounting for 26 percent of the world's total output, ranking first in the world. In the same year, Colombia produced 762,000 tons of coffee, accounting for about 15.3% of the world's total output, second only to Brazil. Together, the annual coffee production of Mexico and six Central American countries is about the same as that of Colombia. Countries such as Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela generally produce between 60,000 and 100,000 tons of coffee a year. Coffee in Latin America is not only of high output, but also of good quality. As we all know, in the international market, there is a difference between hard coffee and soft coffee, which is largely due to different planting zones and planting methods.

The cultivation and production of coffee in the 17th century has always been monopolized by Arabs and is of great value in Europe. Only the upper echelons of Europe can drink coffee. Until 1690, a Dutch captain sailed to Yemen, got some coffee seedlings and began to plant successfully in Dutch India (present-day Indonesia). In 1727, the wife of a diplomat in Dutch Guiana gave some coffee seeds to a Spaniard in Brazil, where he planted them with good results. The climate of Brazil is very suitable for the growth of coffee. Since then, coffee has spread rapidly in Latin America, and coffee whose prices have fallen due to mass production has become an important drink for Europeans.