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Where does Sumatran coffee come from?

Indonesians began growing coffee in the late 17th century, when the Dutch East India Company (Dutch East India Company) competed with Arab businessmen who monopolized the market. The Dutch colonial government, which ruled much of the region, began to plant near Batavia (now Jakarta) in order to find a suitable habitat.

Success came quickly, with exports rising to 60 metric tons a year within a decade, making Indonesia the largest coffee producer after Ethiopia and Arabia. All traded goods are controlled by the Dutch East India Company.

By the mid-1970s, coffee plantations had been established in Sumatra, Sulawesi and Java. With the growing demand for coffee, railways and roads have moved coffee beans from rural and mountainous areas to export areas. However, during World War II, coffee plantations in Sumatra were occupied by the occupied Japanese.

After the war, Indonesia gained independence in the late 1940s, several plantations were abandoned and the original colonial planters left Indonesia.

At the end of the 19th century, an epidemic of leaf rust destroyed many coffee trees, forcing farmers to plant crops such as rubber trees and tea. The government responded by importing Liberian coffee, which is more resistant to leaf rust and proved successful.

Today, Robusta coffee accounts for more than 75% of Indonesia's coffee exports, most of which comes from the southern tip of Sumatra. Coffee has played an important role in the economic growth of this country.

In 2017, Indonesia produced about 660000 tons of coffee. In addition, 25% of coffee beans are eaten by themselves, including 25% of Arabica beans, while the rest of robusta beans are exported around the world because of their strong structure and low acidity. Sumatran coffee is considered ideal for blending with coffee from East Africa and Central America because of their high acidity.

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