Is there any suitable place to grow coffee in China? How to grow coffee beans correctly

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There are many countries where coffee is grown. Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Kenya and other countries are famous coffee growers in the world. Coffee produced in these countries has been loved and pursued by people all over the world. Many cafes can see the coffee produced in these countries with good flavor and taste.

You may not believe that there is coffee in China, but it is true that there is also a coffee growing place in China.

Most people know that coffee is from Africa and America, but few people know that there is coffee in China.

Let's talk about the growth process of Yunnan coffee, how to make coffee and so on.

Why Yunnan is suitable for growing Coffee

The western and southern parts of Yunnan Province are located between 15 °N and the Tropic of Cancer, and most areas are 1000-2000 meters above sea level. The topography is dominated by mountains and slopes, with large ups and downs, fertile soil, sufficient sunshine, rich rainfall and large temperature difference between day and night. These unique natural conditions form the particularity of Yunnan small grain coffee taste-strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, slightly fruity.

The quality of coffee depends on many factors, such as growing environment, climate, cultivation and management techniques and so on. Its best growing environment is low latitude, high altitude, sufficient rainfall and suitable sunshine, so the north latitude is 15. The ideal growing area for coffee is between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cancer.

However, other areas in this zone, such as Hawaii and Saudi Arabia in the United States, or low altitude or little rain in the desert, are not conducive to coffee growth, only southern Yunnan in this zone happens to have all kinds of conditions. According to the determination of experts, small seed coffee should be planted in the mountains at an altitude of 800 to 1800 meters. If the altitude is too high, it will taste sour, and if it is too low, it will taste bitter. Yunnan coffee is mostly planted in dry and hot valleys at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level, so it has a moderate sour taste, rich and mellow aroma.

In terms of climatic conditions, the long light time in southern Yunnan is conducive to plant growth and photosynthesis, and the large temperature difference between day and night and low temperature at night are conducive to the accumulation of coffee nutrients. Therefore, the effective nutrients of Yunnan small-grain coffee are higher than those of other foreign coffee varieties.

Small seed coffee is easy to be infected with rust, and the yield and quality of embroidery disease are deeply affected. In the hot area of Yunnan, due to the distinct dry and wet, the red ripening of fresh fruit enters the dry season every year, and the relative humidity is low, which is not conducive to the formation and growth of rust blister. Due to the excellent quality of Yunnan coffee, it entered the London market with "Lujiang No.1" in the 1960s and was rated as first-class. In recent years, the world-famous coffee companies such as Nestle and McDonnell have come to Yunnan to open up raw material bases, and the products produced in Yunnan are also gradually famous at home and abroad.

How to grow coffee

Good quality coffee fruits generally have a good shading effect, shade can block the high temperature sun at noon, reduce the metabolic rate of coffee, and contribute to the development of nutrients, fruit acids and aromatic substances; or have higher altitude, lower temperature and large temperature difference between day and night, which can slow down the production speed of coffee, increase the content of sour aroma and sucrose, and accumulate more nutrients. Volcanic rock producing areas are easy to produce good coffee with good acidity and good acidity, and the sour, sweet and bitter flavors are also well balanced. the study found that this is because volcanic rocks contain high concentrations of sulfur and sulfide. these ingredients happen to be necessary factors before the synthesis of some aromatic substances, and this soil is also rich in potassium, which helps to increase the alcohol thickness of coffee and increase the weight of beans. In addition, the quality of coffee fruit is also affected by latitude, bean species and rainfall.

Well, coffee is generally grown in tropical and subtropical areas before latitude 25 degrees north and south, and only these countries and regions have the conditions to grow coffee; it takes 3 to 5 years for coffee to blossom and bear fruit; good shading effect, high altitude, volcanic rock areas, good bean seeds can produce better quality coffee fruit.

Yunnan is the coffee-growing place in China. It is unexpected that China has its own coffee-growing place, and it has a history of more than a hundred years. However, for famous foreign growers, Yunnan coffee in China still has a long way to go. China's coffee market is developing so rapidly that Yunnan coffee is bound to make more efforts to grow better coffee.

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