Mexico, the global coffee producer

Mexico, the world's coffee producer

Mexico, the world's fourth largest coffee producer, produces about 5 million bags of coffee annually. Most of its coffee is produced by nearly 100,000 small farmers, and the large estates that once dominated the coffee industry are few and far between. Mexican coffee yields about 630 kg per hectare. Later, the Instituto Mexicano del Café (Inmecafe) took control of the coffee industry. The coffee association controls both coffee cultivation and the market for coffee beans ready for export from November. The association provides farmers with minimum purchase prices, technical advice and other assistance. However, since 1991, the activities of the Coffee Association have declined and its functions may be further weakened.

The collapse of the Coffee Agreement and the disappearance of price support actually helped some producers by forcing them to develop their own brands and make closer connections to foreign markets, while the NAFTA agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico will further help Mexican exports to North America.

Some believe that the best giant coffee beans are grown in Mexico rather than Guatemala, but availability and quality can vary from place to place. Maragogype, known as Maragogype, is large in size and produces coffee that is soft, rich and aromatic. Farmers 'poverty results in most coffee growing naturally, i.e. without the use of chemicals such as pesticides or fertilizers.

Farmers on coffee plantations in Rome, Mexico ▲

Mexico's best coffee growing area is Chiapas in the south of the country, where coffee varieties include Tapanchula and Huixtla. The Oaxaca region also produces premium coffee beans, among which the naturally grown Pluma Coixtepec beans are the best. Oaxaca also produces Altura Orizaba coffee and Altura Huatusco coffee. Veracruz coffee is produced in the Altura Coatapec region. The best giant coffee beans in Mexico are Liquidambar MS coffee beans.

Flavor: Smooth, aromatic, mellow

Recommended baking method: deep baking after excellent flavor

Evaluation: Good

Mexican coffee flavor:

1. Particles: 4 stars

Acidity: 4 stars

Balance: 4 stars