The current situation of Hawaiian Kona coffee cultivation, why is Hawaiian Kona coffee so expensive?

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The trade-wind-blown Hawaiian Islands is the only coffee-producing state in the United States. it is a perfect coffee-growing area, and the Kona coffee beans are internationally famous as one of the best coffee in the world. The volcanic soil and tropical climate, coupled with slight humidity and regular afternoon showers, create an ideal planting environment that can only appear in idyllic poetry, and add some meticulous but unique flavor characteristics to the coffee beans here.

Kona coffee is grown on the slopes of Mauna Roa volcano on the southwest coast of Hawaii. In terms of flavor, Kona beans are closer to Central American coffee than Indonesian coffee. Its average quality is very high, carefully handled, medium texture, good sour taste, very rich flavor, and fresh Kona coffee is extremely fragrant. If you think your coffee is too thick, African coffee is too sour, Central and South American coffee is too rough, then "Kona" may be suitable for you. Kona is like a girl in the Hawaiian sunshine breeze, fresh and natural.

Kona coffee beans are average and neat in shape, with strong sour and sweet taste, moist and smooth taste. Because they grow on volcanoes and have high-density artificial farming, each bean can be said to be a spoiled "lady" with beautiful, plump and baby-like skin.

Although Hawaii is often affected by tornadoes, the climatic conditions are very suitable for the coffee industry. There is plenty of rain and sunshine, and there is no worry of frost. In addition, there is a strange natural phenomenon called "free shade". On most days, around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, white clouds appear in the sky, providing the necessary shade for the coffee trees. In fact, it is such superior natural conditions that make Arabica coffee in the Kona region produce more coffee than any other plantation in the world, and always maintain high quality, unique growth and climate environment to create a stronger coffee flavor.

All the islands of Hawaii have coffee trees for commercial use. The Big Island has the largest number of coffee farms, with about 650 farms, but these coffee farms are relatively small, with a total of less than 2000 acres. There are only 25 coffee farms operating on the islands of Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai, but the area of coffee farms in these places is much larger than that on the big island. The total output is also more than three times higher than that of the Big Island Coffee Garden. Surprisingly, Kauai Island has the largest coffee-growing area of any island, with more than 4000 acres, but all are managed by the same operator; Molokai Island has only 550 acres of coffee, and Maui and Oahu are even less. Most Hawaiian coffee farmers still pick fresh coffee cherries for sale today, but in recent years more and more people are committed to adding value to their coffee bean products, processing, drying, grinding and roasting their own coffee beans.

But to the regret of coffee fans, only about 1400 hectares of coffee is produced. And because of Hawaii's high income and a large number of tourists, Kona coffee is so expensive that it is even sold as "kona blend" (no more than 5 per cent of Kona beans). Neighboring islands such as maui, kauai and molokai have also begun to grow coffee commercially.

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