The cultivation of coffee beans the history of coffee beans the cultivation of raw coffee beans

Raw coffee beans

Raw coffee beans are the seeds of coffee trees. It is the wealth hidden in coffee cherries (coffee berries) that people usually call coffee cherries. They are mistakenly called "beans" because they are similar to the beans we usually see, but they are actually the seeds of coffee. Usually there are two flat oval coffee beans in the coffee berries, and a small number of coffee berries contain only one coffee raw bean, just like there is only one grain of rice in the rice. This kind of bean is called Peaberry. These raw coffee beans usually contain endosperm.

The spread of coffee beans originated in Ethiopia, about 850 in the Christian era. It then spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula, and coffee was not really documented until the 900th year of the Christian era. At that time, the Yemenis carefully guarded the coffee in order to prohibit the outflow of coffee. However, some coffee saplings are smuggled to the Netherlands and planted in greenhouses.

It was only in 1723 that coffee was grown in America.

South America now handles almost 45% of the world's coffee bean exports, most of which come from Brazil.

Spread to Europe-1616

Spread to India (Malabar coast)-late 16th century

Spread to Java, Indonesia-1699

Spread to the coast of the Caribbean-1715-1730

Spread to South America-1730

Spread to the Dutch East Indies-1720

Roasted coffee beans appeared on the market for the first time-1865 (Pittsburgh, USA)

Coffee trees can usually grow up to 5-10 meters tall. The older the coffee tree is, the fewer branches it will have, but the more leaves and fruits it will have. Coffee trees usually begin to bear fruit three to four years after planting. The number of years in which coffee trees produce fruit varies from 10 to 20 years, depending on the region and tree species planted.

Coffee trees are usually planted in rows a few inches apart. Some coffee farmers grow coffee under other high cash crops, or on the other side of the mountain, because coffee requires a specific growing environment. Arabica coffee trees can only grow at 15-24 ℃, while Robusta coffee trees can grow at 30 ℃. The average annual rainfall is 150-300mm. In the fruit growth stage, a large amount of rainfall is conducive to growth, but in the fruit ripening stage, a small amount of rainfall is better. Because the climate in the northern and southern hemispheres is different, the harvest time of coffee beans is also different. In some places, coffee beans are harvested all the year round.