More than 70 countries produce coffee, but the vast majority of the supply comes from Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia

Although many top coffee-producing countries are well known, some people may be surprised. Coffee tree is a tropical evergreen shrub that grows in the tropics. The climate and conditions must be suitable for growing the most popular coffee beans in the world. More than 70 countries produce coffee, but the vast majority of supplies come from Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia and Honduras.

Brazil

Coffee production has played a key role in the sustainable development of Brazil and continues to be a driving force for the country's economy. The plant was first shipped to Brazil by French settlers in the early 18th century. With the popularity of coffee in Europe, Brazil quickly became the world's largest coffee producer in 1840 and has always been so.

According to the Foreign Agriculture Bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture, Brazil produced 3.05 million metric tons of coffee in the 2017 crop year, accounting for more than 30 per cent of world production. About 300000 plantations are spread over more than 10000 square miles of Brazilian landscape.

two。 Viet Nam

Vietnam has quickly become one of the largest producers of relatively new international coffee trade. In the 1980s, the communist party used coffee to measure the country's future, while in the 1990s, coffee production increased by 20% to 30% a year, revolutionizing the country's economy. In the 2017 crop year, Vietnam produced 1.76 million metric tons of coffee.

Vietnam has found a place in the international market by focusing mainly on the cheaper robusta beans. Robusta coffee beans contain twice as much caffeine as Arabica coffee beans, and the coffee is more intense. If you want to save money in your cup and just want caffeine, your coffee is likely to come from Vietnam, the world's first producer of robusta coffee, accounting for 40% of the annual global output of the 2017-2018 crop.

3. Colombia

A popular advertising campaign by the National Federation of Coffee growers of Colombia consists of a fictional coffee farmer named Juan Valdez who has helped Colombia become one of the most famous coffee producers. Colombia is famous for its premium coffee, which produced 864000 metric tons in 2017 and 2018.

In 2008 and 2009, heavy rains caused Colombian coffee crops to be hit by a leaf disease called coffee rust. Production has fallen by 40 per cent, but has rebounded as the country replaces trees with rust-proof varieties. Colombia is the second highest producer of Arabica coffee beans, and millions of people around the world like their mild, balanced flavor.

4. Indonesia

Although Indonesia's geographical location and climate are not as well known as other countries, it has become the world's third largest producer of apocynum beans. Total production of robusta coffee and Arabica coffee in 2017 and 2018 is 636000 metric tons. The Indonesian coffee industry is made up of 1.5 million independent small farms with few large-scale operations.

Indonesia produces several popular specialty coffees, the most interesting of which is Kopi Luwak. Picked from the feces of masked palm civet, the Asian palm, beans have a unique and understandable flavor. To say the least, the process of collecting and harvesting beans is so intensive that it turns out to be one of the most expensive coffee beans in the world.

5. Honduras

Honduras finished fifth from Ethiopia in the 2016-2017 crop year, and retained its spot in 2017-2018, producing 450000 metric tons of coffee. It is also the third largest producer in Latin America. Honduras is a big producer of specialty coffee, with exports surging 145% in 2016 and 2017 compared with last year. Honduran producers have performed well in this niche market, in part because the country's acreage exceeds the minimum height of 3000 feet for specialty coffee.

However, the country's producers may aspire to move forward. Four new species of coffee leaf rust have been found nationwide, according to a 2018 foreign agricultural service report by the United States Department of Agriculture. The report also warns that because many Honduran producers are small and do not have access to credit lines, they may not be able to invest in preventive measures. Many people are still in debt because of the rust outbreak in 2012.