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The result of the 16th Nicaragua Excellence Cup in 2020 is announced. When will the auction of COE start?

Published: 2026-01-11 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/01/11, Portland, Oregon (June 5, 2020)-the Coffee Excellence Alliance announced the winning Coffee at the 16th Outstanding Cup in Nicaragua. Nicaragua's winning cup returned to the country after an one-year truce, providing a total of 249 cups of coffee (of which 74% were produced for the first time). At this year's Expo, 17 cups of coffee won the Outstanding Cup, and 12 cups of coffee were awarded the national championship. Have to

Portland, Oregon (June 5, 2020)-the Coffee Excellence Alliance announced the winning Coffee at the 16th Outstanding Cup in Nicaragua. Nicaragua's winning cup returned to the country after an one-year truce, providing a total of 249 cups of coffee (of which 74% were produced for the first time). At this year's Expo, 17 cups of coffee won the Outstanding Cup, and 12 cups of coffee were awarded the national championship. The coffee with the highest score won the presidential award of 91.2 points. The award-winning producers are excited about the results and look forward to the results of the international auction on July 16.

Luis Alberto Varadares Moncada (Luis Alberto Valladares Moncada), who won the natural coffee craft this year and won the championship, won the first place in 2018. Luis Alberto.

"in memory of Nicaraguan coffee producers, we are honored to receive this award. We are a typical small-scale Nicaraguan producer. The coffee we produce is the same as the products listed in this Expo. We know how hard it will be, and with the efforts of all concerned, we can overcome this difficult period, and we will work hard to achieve this goal. This is only a small part of what we show to the world. "

To continue to support this year's coffee growers, the Excellence Cup project has expanded its traditional meetings in producing areas. This year's event was held at the global GCC (Global Coffee Center), including Japan, South Korea, Australia, Norway and the United States. It was the first performance on the international stage.

The Nicaragua Cup Super Cup international referee, Syn ø veNes ø en, a raw coffee buyer from Kaffebrenneriet, Norway, said:

"it is an honest, pleasant and valuable experience to be able to judge the quality coffee of Nicaragua in this year's Excellence Cup. Every professional taster will find a gem-like coffee. I'm sure people will be happy to taste their precious sweet, clean and delicious coffee. "

This year's Excellence Cup and the National Cup winners' Cup won coffee from five regions of Nicaragua. Review the 17 cups of coffee that won the Excellence Award, including seven varieties, of which the top five coffees are all Malacatur. The twelve coffees selected by the national winners include nine organically certified coffees and eleven coffees from the first production.

At the remote awards ceremony and press conference held on June 3, Nicaragua's domestic partner CONATRADEC also signed a contract for the Nicaragua 2021 Cup of Excellence program.

Nicaraguan Minister of Agriculture Edoardo Centeno

"this is a historic day for Nicaragua and Nicaragua. The excellent Cup project has become part of the development plan of the coffee industry in Nicaragua. The result proved the quality of our coffee. This encourages us to continue to work hard. We will work with ACE to help growers connect with buyers around the world. " .

In this year's auction, we lowered the opening price of the national winner auction and set a gradual opening price to promote a direct trading relationship between producers and buyers.