What are the coffee producing areas in Mexico? What's the flavor of Mexican coffee?

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Mexico is located at the northern tip of Central America, bordered by the United States to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the south and west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, Belize and Guatemala, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. It is the fourth largest coffee producer in the world and a big producer of organic coffee, with an annual output of about 10,000 bags.

Most of its coffee is produced by nearly 100000 small farmers, and large estates that once manipulated the coffee industry are rare. The output of coffee in Mexico is about kg per hectare, and Mexico is currently the main coffee supplier in North America.

Coffee arrived in Mexico very late. In the second half of the 18th century, Spanish immigrants brought coffee trees from Cuba and Dominica in the Caribbean, but the real commercial cultivation of coffee had to wait until the time when Germans and Italians emigrated from Guatemala and Central and South America to Mexico, and coffee plantations first appeared in Veracruz.

Mexico has always maintained the tradition of small farmers, and agricultural reforms after the Mexican revolution allowed aborigines and farmers to own small plots of farmland and be self-sufficient. The 1970s and 1980s were the golden age of Mexican coffee. In 2000, the Mexican National Coffee Institute (INMECAFE) was established to provide technical assistance to small farmers, loans, guaranteed acquisitions, and even in line with the international market, resulting in an increase in coffee output.

The Mexican Coffee Association (Inmecafe) later took control of the coffee industry. The Coffee Association controls both coffee cultivation and the market for coffee beans that can be exported since November. The association provides farmers with minimum purchase prices, technical advice and other assistance. However, since #, the Coffee Association's activities have been reduced, and its functions are likely to be further weakened.

The collapse of the coffee agreement (CoffeeAgreement) and the disappearance of price support have actually helped some producers by forcing them to develop their own brands and gain closer ties with foreign markets, while the NAFTA agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico will further help Mexican products export to North America.

Some people think that the best giant coffee beans are made in Mexico rather than Guatemala, but the supply and quality of coffee beans in both places can vary. The coffee beans, known as Maragogype, are large-grained and produce coffee that is smooth, mellow and fragrant. The poverty of farmers has caused most coffee to grow under natural conditions, that is, without the use of chemicals such as insecticides or fertilizers.

The uppermost edge of the coffee production belt is the coffee producing areas of coatepec (Cortepe) and veracruz (Veracruz) in the north of Mexico, Pluma coffee in the Oaxac (Oaxaca) region in the middle, and Chiapas (Chiapas) highlands on the border with the Vivette Nan Fruit region in Guatemala. The vast majority of Mexican coffee is washed Arabica coffee, which is characterized by a very strong special aroma, a bit like overfermented fruit. Chiapas (Chiapas) beans at the southernmost tip of Mexico have a mild and delicate taste and a very special aroma.

Flavor: bright sour fruit with flavors of caramel, almonds, cocoa and dark chocolate

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