Taiwan drinks 2.1 billion cups of freshly brewed coffee every year

According to statistics from the Customs Department of Taiwan's Ministry of Finance, Taiwan's coffee bean imports have nearly doubled in five years, which is equivalent to 2.17 billion cups of freshly brewed coffee consumed by Taiwanese every year, that is, 94.3 cups per person per year.

The China Times reported that Taiwan has the third longest working hours in the world, and the sight of office workers holding a cup of coffee on the road can be seen at any time. According to customs data, imports of coffee beans reached 21,700 tons last year. Assuming that each cup of freshly brewed coffee costs 10 grams of coffee powder, Taiwanese drink as many as 2.17 billion cups of freshly brewed coffee every year, with an average of 94.3 cups per person per year. If you add coffee and other beverages such as milk and alcohol, it may be more than this number.

Customs statistics show that in the first eight months of this year, including unroasted (raw beans), roasted (cooked beans) coffee beans, imports reached 15,500 tons, compared with 8220 tons imported in August before the 2008 financial tsunami, the growth rate of the same period was 89%, almost doubled. The total value of imported products soared from NT $985 million to NT $2.23 billion, a sharp increase of 2.2 times.

Coffee importers point out that although it is coffee, prices vary widely depending on bean species, production areas and even market reputation. The normal purchase price of coffee beans is about NT$250 per kilogram, but the popular Panamanian geisha coffee is now soaring to more than NT$2000 per kilogram. Bama geisha coffee is known as the national treasure, produced in panama esmeralda estate.

Coffee importers said that Taiwan currently imports the largest amount of Indonesian mantenin coffee beans, mainly because the strong taste of mantenin is "the most compatible" with Taiwanese. Panamanian geisha coffee, which has become popular in recent years, has won full marks in international coffee cups, and its special taste and complex floral fragrance are also reasons.

interestingly, in recent years, after the introduction of freshly brewed coffee in the unified and family supermarket channels, instant coffee, which used to be easy to drink, has almost stagnated. Including instant coffee and other coffee concentrate imports, 5870 tons in the first August of this year, compared with 5749 tons in the same period five years ago, almost zero growth