Characteristics of Brazilian coffee beans is Brazilian coffee beans the most productive country in the world?

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When it comes to Brazilian coffee, it generally refers to coffee from Brazil. There are many kinds of Brazilian coffee beans, and like other Arabica coffee, Brazilian coffee is called "Brazils" to distinguish it from "Milds" coffee. The vast majority of Brazilian coffee beans are unwashed and sun-dried and are classified according to the name of the state of origin and the port of transport. Brazil has 27 states, 17 of which produce coffee, but four of them produce the largest, accounting for 98 per cent of Brazil's total output: Parana, SaoPaulo, MinasGerais and EspiritoSanto, with the southern state producing the most, accounting for 50 per cent of total production.

Coffee was introduced to Brazil from French Guiana in the 1720s. Francesco Paletta, a Portuguese captain from Brazil, captured the heart of the then governor's wife in Cayenne, the capital of French Guinea, and successfully brought coffee seeds to Brazil. Since then, coffee has adapted rapidly in Brazil, spreading from the north to the southeastern state of Sao Paulo. By 1845, Brazilian coffee beans accounted for 45% of the world's coffee beans and became the main source of income in the state of Sao Paulo.

With the development of coffee, Brazilian coffee beans are also very important in the world, providing nearly 45% of the world's raw coffee beans. The length of the country's dry season may even affect coffee prices around the world.

It is vividly compared to the "giant" and "monarch" of the coffee world. There are about 3.97 billion coffee trees there, and small farmers now grow 75% of the country's coffee. The number of coffee producers in Brazil is twice or even five times that of Colombia, the third largest coffee producer in the world. Unlike in the past, Brazil's economy is less dependent on coffee, which accounts for only 8% of GDP and 10% of GDP. Before World War II, Brazil produced 50% or more of the world's coffee beans, and now it is close to 30%. But the country's impact on coffee worldwide, especially on coffee prices, is significant. For example, two frosts in 1975 and 1994 caused a sharp rise in global coffee prices. Since the introduction of coffee trees from French Guiana in 1720, coffee production has gradually become a science. Before 1990, the Brazilian government carried out strict monitoring of the coffee industry, with both strict intervention and price protection measures, and the state has been implementing a minimum price protection policy for farmers, resulting in coffee overproduction. Before World War II, the remaining stock reached 78 million bags, which had to be burned by fire or destroyed in the water. Since the opening of the free market since 1990, the original Brazilian Coffee Authority has been replaced by the National Economic Association, the country's non-investment administrative body, which pursues a policy of non-interference and allows producers to negotiate directly with exporters. The business activities of exporters are regulated by government legislation, and the relevant departments register legitimate exporters. Because of the wide variety of Brazilian coffee, we can't just use the word "Brazilian coffee" to include it.