Indonesia made Robusta coffee!

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Coffee is grown in Indonesia (Indonesia), and coffee trees were introduced to Indonesia by the Dutch in the mid-17th century. The first batch of coffee from Java was sold to Amsterdam in 1712. Coffee trees in all plantations were destroyed by coffee rust in 1877, and Robusta coffee trees had to be introduced from Africa to replace the original species. Indonesia is a major producer of robusta coffee in the world.

The best growing areas in the archipelago are Java, Sumatra (Sumatra), Sulawesi (Sulawesi) and Flores.

Sumatra coffee is more eye-catching than Sumatra oil, which is similar to Java coffee, but with slightly heavier grains. Coffee beans from Mandheling and Ankola have also received a lot of attention, and the former is even hailed as the world's fullest coffee beans.

The island of Sulawesi between New Guinea and Borneo (Borneo) is sometimes called Celebes. The coffee produced on the island is full of grains and rich in flavor. The best coffee beans come from Kalossi and Rantepao in the southern part of the island.

Indonesia made Robusta coffee!

Main coffee producing area

Java, the oldest producing area, continues its reputation from the glory days of Indonesian coffee in the 18th century. Java coffee is still reminiscent of high-quality delicacy, when the most famous blend is Java coffee with Yemeni mocha. In addition, Java also has a very famous old coffee Aged coffee, or monsoon coffee Monsooned coffee.

Sumatra, the most legendary producing area, well-known coffee logos include Mandheling Mantenin, Lintong Lintong and Gayo Mountain Gayusan.

Sulawesi Island, famous coffee includes Delaga Toraja.

In addition, Bali, Flores and Timor are also important producing areas.

Coffee planting mode

Indonesia made Robusta coffee!

In the Dutch colonial era, coffee was mainly grown in large estates. After World War II, it experienced the process of nationalization and the movement of independence. Today, about 90% of the coffee produced in Indonesia is produced by small farmers.

Coffee variety

At first, Indonesian coffee was Arabica, and the Arabica manor was destroyed by a leaf rust disaster at the end of the 18th century. at first, the Dutch tried to grow Liberian seeds, and later, they began to plant Robsta seeds on a large scale.

At present, Arabica species account for about 10-15% of the coffee produced in Indonesia, and the rest is Robusta. Although Liberika species are produced, they are basically not included in the coffee trade.

Coffee harvest

There are usually two harvest seasons in Indonesia, the main harvest season (main crop) occurs from September to October, and the second harvest season (fly crop) occurs from May to June.

Arabica will be picked by hand, and workers who pick by hand will enjoy a minimum wage, on the basis of which there will be performance pay.