What are the three major producing areas of Yunnan small grain coffee? what are the characteristics of Yunnan Pu'er coffee beans?

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Qianjie-brief introduction of Yunnan small Coffee

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

Main producing area

A total of 42 towns and counties in Yunnan Province are growing coffee, which are distributed in 11 cities, of which 380000 farmers are growing coffee, a total of 1.14 million coffee farmers are growing coffee. The main producing areas are Baoshan, Pu'er, Dehong and Lincang in southern and southwestern Yunnan. The acreage and output of the four prefectures and cities account for more than 85% of the province. The coffee industry in the province has become a characteristic advantage industry to promote the development of agricultural and rural economy, increase farmers' income and prosperity and stability in the border areas of Yunnan Province.

Variety

Typica and Bourbon, two classic high-quality coffee varieties, are the main coffee varieties in Yunnan. In 1991, Katimo Catimor series varieties were introduced from Kenya (with stronger anti-virus ability and higher yield). A variety of Arabian species (also known as small seed species). Because the morphology and habits of the two varieties are similar, the two varieties are mostly mixed.

Growing period

Yunnan small grain coffee will bear fruit after growing for 3 or 4 years.

Coffee is a sunny plant. Coffee has the characteristics of multiple flowering and concentrated florescence. The florescence of small seed coffee in Yunnan is from February to July, and the flowering period is from March to May. The flowering of coffee is greatly affected by climate, especially rainfall and temperature. Coffee flowers have a short life span of only 2-3 days. Small seed coffee usually opens at 3: 5 in the morning and blooms from 5 to 7 o'clock.

The development time of coffee fruit is longer. It takes 8 to 10 months for the fruit of small seed coffee to mature, usually from October to December of the year. Rainfall has a great influence on fruit development, and climatic conditions directly affect fruit development.

Knowledge expansion: most of the plants in Yunnan are now Katim, which is a hybrid of Kaddura and Robusta, a bourbon branch of Arabica species.

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