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Published: 2026-05-14 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/05/14, Martinique is a small island and the birthplace of Central American coffee, but today it produces very little coffee. The first coffee trees in the Western Hemisphere were brought from France by Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu in the early 1720s. Deckley, an early naval officer in Martinique, brought home a coffee tree and planted it in Prech.

Martinique is a small island and the birthplace of coffee in Central America, but it produces very little coffee today. The first coffee tree in the Western Hemisphere was brought from France by GabrielMathieudeClieu in the early 1820s. In his early years as a naval officer in Martinique, Dirkley brought back a coffee tree and planted it in Prechear. Coffee was then introduced from Martinique to Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Guadeloupe. According to records, there were 18791680 coffee trees in Martinique in 1777.

The origin of coffee in Martinique:

Prechear planted the first coffee tree on Martinique.

Features of Martinique Coffee:

Now, coffee is no longer produced in Martinique.

Martinique coffee market:

The coffee trees on Martinique have witnessed the growth and destruction of an industry. Today, the island mainly exports bananas, sugar cane and pineapples.

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