The Coffee production in Costa Rica has greatly decreased. An introduction to the present situation of Coffee planting and Development in Costa Rica

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Coffee is at the heart of the Costa Rican economy, where farmers have been growing coffee since the 19th century. These coffee beans are very important to the country, which, as described by the San Jose National Museum, has a history centered on coffee cultivation and trade.

But because of climate change, increased competition and demographic changes, some farmers are abandoning coffee and growing fruits that are more suitable for warmer climates. This change in planting is likely to become more common in the future, not only in Costa Rica, but on coffee farms around the world.

Currently, there are more than 43000 full-time farmers in Costa Rica, and the coffee industry will employ another 150000 people during the peak picking season. According to the Costa Rican Coffee Institute, the coffee industry's export earnings exceeded US $308 million in 2016. In most cases in the past, coffee farming was the most profitable way for farmers to make a living from the small plots of land they owned.

In the context of climate change and falling global coffee prices, competition across the coffee industry has intensified, while planting changes are challenging the future profitability of Costa Rican coffee. The country has recently experienced frequent droughts, floods and storms, all of which directly affect coffee cultivation.

According to an earlier report by Costa Rica's national newspaper, the country's coffee production in 2016-2017 was 92600 tons, down as much as 15 percent from the previous 109300 tons. In addition to a small number of production reductions caused by natural disasters, the reduction in coffee acreage also played a role. Most of them have cut down coffee trees and planted orange trees instead.

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