2018 the purchase price of Yunnan coffee beans dropped to 15 yuan this year's coffee bean price list in the world coffee producing areas.

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From coffee planting to a cup of coffee presented to consumers, coffee beans have gone through the process of planting, picking, initial processing, trade, roasting and terminal. In this industry chain, the hardest may be the front-end farmers.

1. There is only one season of fruit each year.

For farmers, the main thing they do is planting and picking.

Take Yunnan as an example (Yunnan is the largest coffee growing area in China, accounting for 95% of the total number of coffee in China). It takes three years for a coffee tree to grow to bear fruit, and it will bear coffee fruit every year after three years, but it only produces one season a year. Yunnan coffee in China is basically picked in November every year, until February and March of the following year.

Since coffee is produced only once a year, it means that coffee production is much lower than other cash crops for more than a year.

2. The output per season is limited

There is no doubt that Yunnan is a place favored by nature, where there are many outstanding people and a lot of cash crops that can be planted with high value, so the land that chooses to grow coffee is generally not fertile. At the same time, in the early years, coffee farmers blindly pursued the yield and overused chemical fertilizers and pesticides, resulting in the current coffee farmland more barren. Combining the above two points, the yield of coffee per mu in Yunnan is lower than that in other countries.

At present, the average annual output of coffee beans in Yunnan is about 100 kilograms per mu.

3. A variety of low-value coffee plants

Coffee belongs to imported products, and coffee planting technology also belongs to imported products. Coffee was not planted on a large scale in Yunnan until the 1960s. However, due to the backwardness of coffee planting technology, Yunnan Katim variety was chosen as the choice of Katim variety (this variety has strong disease resistance and high survival rate of coffee trees). The Katim variety is easy to grow corresponding to the low economic value of the variety.

Take the newly processed Katim coffee beans as an example, the price of first-class coffee beans hovered around 20 yuan a few years ago, fell directly to 15 yuan in recent years, and finally only 10 yuan / kg was distributed to farmers.

If we refer to the yield of coffee beans per mu, it means that the output value of a coffee farmer is only 1000 yuan per mu, and the annual income of a farmer with 10 mu of coffee land is only 10, 000 yuan.

4. Unable to operate mechanized

Coffee is mainly grown on hillsides, similar to tea. Due to the complex terrain, coffee planting and picking can not be mechanized, almost all done manually.

If the demand for labor is limited in the planting season, but once the picking season comes, we need to hire a large number of short-term workers to help with the picking. At present, the labor cost in Yunnan is rising (at present, the daily salary of short-term workers in Yunnan is about 100 yuan a day), which has become a great cost for farmers.

If we say that the output of coffee beans is low, the economic value is low, and the labor cost is rising year by year, it is the despair of the coffee industry that makes them feel that they have nothing to love.

It looks like 30 yuan for a cup of coffee, but coffee growers may earn only 0.2 yuan.

Where does this number come from?

An ordinary cup of coffee generally requires 15 grams of coffee beans. Calculated at 10 yuan per kilogram, the price of raw coffee beans is only 0.15 yuan.

After despair, you cut down trees.

As the price of coffee beans falls, the price may not cover the cost of manual picking. Therefore, in Yunnan, some farmers have directly cut down coffee trees covered with coffee fruits. For this land, farmers have only two choices: abandon it or choose to grow other cash crops.

Price report of selected garden-level coffee beans in major producing areas in the world

National name grade area / manor / exporter "baking degree" treatment method of more than half a pound / yuan more than 5 pounds wind description

75.00 70.00 fragrance of flowers, subtilis and lemon black tea; yellow lemon, cream, caramel, tea feeling in Ethiopia Yega Ficher G1 Kozier production area

Yega Chefefenafenka G1 Benafenac shallow baking water washing 85.00 80.00 lemon, bergamot, honey, black tea

Yega Chuefei Aricha G1 Aricha light baking sun 95.00 90.00 fermented tropical fruits, berries; caramel

Jasmine, mixed fruit, carambola, floral, fermented wine, green mango, strawberry, caramel

Yega Sheffield Orchard G1 Cochel production area light baking 95.00 90.00 tropical fruits, berries, peaches and lemon peel

Sidamo (Lion King) G1 Shakiso light baking sun 90.00 85.00 passion fruit, spices, blueberry jam

Sidamo (Sakuran) G1 Guji production area shallow baking sun 98.00 90.00 tropical fruit, passion fruit, strawberry jam, fermented fragrance

Ninety + candlelight G1 Sidamo light baking 90.00 85.00 nectarine, tropical fruit, mango, oak barrel aromas

Ruoxia Village Rose Summer (100g suit) G1 Banchi Magi production area light baking 150.00 flowers, berries, apricots, grapes, orange blossoms, ripe tropical fruits, ginger sugar

Indonesia gold manning G1 Sumatra deep baking wet planing 89.00 80.00 fairy grass, caramel, herbs

West Java G1 Tiegula Mountain medium baked honey treatment 118.00 113.00 fruit aroma, plum, jackfruit flavor, sweet and sweet

Sumatran tiger Mantenin G1 Sumatra Aceh medium deep baking wet planing 79.00 69.00 caramel, herbs, nuts, cream, dark chocolate

Aged Mantenin G1 deep baking wet planing in Lindong, Sumatra 89.00 190.00 Pu'er tea, herbs, wood, caramel, cream, pine aroma, smooth and mellow

Lin Dong Mantenin G1 deep baking wet planing in East Sumatra 79.00 69.00 Bolin, brown sugar, herbs, wood aromas; soil, dark chocolate, malt, caramel, tobacco

Jamaica Blue Mountain (100g) NO.1 Jamaica production area in the deep baking water washing 158.00 150.00 cream, dark chocolate, sugar; sweet, sour and bitter match

Medium baked rice tea, cream, nuts, caramel, yellow lemon at Queen Strictly Soft and Fine Cup Manor, Brazil

Medium baked almonds, cinnamon, milk chocolate, plums at Strictly Soft and Fine Cup Manor, Brazil, 128.00 123.00

Deep baking water washing 45.00 40.00 nuts, chocolate, cream, caramel, wheat and firewood in Brazil's Soft and Good cup Hilado region

Costa Rica Black Honey SHB Shumawa Manor, Costa Rica moderately baked black honey 95.00 90.00 preserved plum, honey, brown sugar

Montsherry SHB Archia Manor, Costa Rica moderately baked red honey 95.00 90.00 citric acid, apple, grapefruit peel, sugar, melon seeds

Costa Rica double washed SHB Chateau shallow baked double washed 90.00 85.00 nuts, cream, sucrose, hazelnuts, melon seeds, plums

Costa Rican Red Wine Solar SHB Aquilette Brothers processing Plant medium Baking Red Wine fermented Red Wine 90.00 85.00 berry, hazelnut, sugar sweet, red wine aroma, floral aroma

Medium baking water washing 75.00 70.00 sweet orange, honey and taffy in SHB Tara Pearl, Costa Rica.

Medium baked yellow honey 85.00 80.00 botanical fragrance, tea aroma, fermented aroma; Brin, nut, cream in SHB Tara Pearl, Costa Rica

Kona, Hawaii (100g suit) Queen's Manor shallow baking water washes 120.00 flowers, grapefruit, citrus, blackcurrant

Moderate sun 85.00 80.00 mocha chocolates, spices and berries in Mocha Matali, Yemen

85.00 80.00 "citrus, caramel, tea aroma; Brin, cream, straw, cucumber, lemon, dried fruit" baked in the town of AA Reuters, Burundi

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Kenya (Karo) AA Neri production area of Kenya shallow baking water washing 95.00 90.00 tea, small tomato, caramel; Hawthorn, black plum, berries, withered grass

Kenya (Jiamoni) Kirinaga shallow baking water to wash 95.00 90.00 virgin fruits and apricots. Orange, juicy, caramel sweet

Kenya (Haniya) shallow baking sun 108.00 103.00 caramel, raisins, berries, comprehensive fruits, jackfruit

Kenya (Asali) AA Sika production area shallow baking water washing 108.00 103.00 small tomatoes, sugar, black plum, black tea, flowers; taste sweet and refreshing, black plum juice

Kenya (cranberry) AB Qianbu production area shallow baking water washing 85.00 80.00 jasmine, citrus, grapefruit, berry, small tomato flavor

Ecuador Galapagos Islands shallow baking wash 128.00 123.00 Flower, Grapefruit, Citrus, blackcurrant

Panama (100g) SHB Jensen Manor shallow baking sun 138.00 tropical fruits, pomegranates, berries, fruit tea

Panama (100g) Red Standard Jade Manor shallow baking yeast fermentation 380.00 lemon, bergamot, passion fruit, red wine fermentation aroma and tropical fruit flavor

Panama (100g) Red Standard Jade Manor shallow baking 350.00 litchi, peach, Earl black tea, passion fruit, sweet, multi-layered tropical fruit flavor, rose type aroma

Panama (100g suit) Blue Standard Jade Manor shallow baking water washing 120.00 oolong tea, peach, honey

Panamanian SHB Hartmann Manor medium baked red wine treatment 85.00 80.00 fermented aroma, tropical fruits, nuts, yellow sugar

Panama Flower Butterfly (including 70% Rose Summer) SHB Pokuit medium and shallow baking water washing 85.00 80.00 jasmine, citrus, tea; honey, tea, classic Jadeite Manor Geisha flavor

Colombia Supremo Sc-18 Cauca producing area medium washing 95.00 90.00 white grape juice, grapefruit, caramel sweetness

Deep baked hazelnuts, pistachios, caramel sweetness, cream texture in Supremo Sc-17/18 Medellin, Colombia

Nicaragua SHG New Segovia producing area poisoned baked black honey 95.00 90.00 caramel, dried fruit, almonds, berries, black rice tea

Maracadura Fairview Manor in Nicaragua is moderately washed with 90.00 85.00 grapefruit, nuts and plums.

Guatemala SHB Tianyi Manor shallow baking water washing 75.00 70.00 fresh longan, pear, sugar

Guatemala SHB Latisha Manor medium Baking washing 69.00 65.00 mild acidity, nuts, caramel, cream, white chocolate

Guatemala SHB Miracle Villa medium baked water wash 85.00 80.00 chocolates, nuts, tea, slightly smoky, honey sweet

Antigua flower god SHB Raminita Manor medium shallow baking water washing 80.00 75.00 citrus acid, caramel, slightly smoky taste

Borsa (micro batch) SHB Borsa Estate Medium Roast Wash 118.00 Citrus, floral, lemon, plum, brown sugar, plum, grape juice

Yunnan Yunnan Huaguoshan Iron Pickup Yunnan Medium Baked Wash 69.00 60.00 Sweet potato, nuts, tea, chocolate

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Iron Pickup Bird of Paradise Medium Roast Wash 85.00 80.00 Nuts, Sugar, Low Acid Solid

Honduras Honduras (national POS EXPRESS) SHG San Juan Xido medium-depth baking washed 72.00 65.00 nuts, caramel, plums, berries, cream

Commercial Blending (10% Lozenges) Coffee House for 1 pound medium deep roast wash 60.00 55.00 Dark chocolate, caramel, nuts, cream; slightly bitter, excellent fat

Fine Blend (100% Arabica) Coffee House for 1 pound medium deep roast wash 75.00 70.00 Toffee, cookies, caramel, cream, nuts, dark chocolate; balanced sour and bitter, medium fat

Basic Blend (100% Arabica) Coffee House for 1-Pound Medium Deep Roast Wash 50.00 45.00 Caramel, Nuts, Cream, Bitterness, Excellent Oil

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