Introduction to the main producing areas of coffee beans

Brief introduction of coffee beans

The origin of this plant can be traced back to millions of years ago, and the time when coffee was really discovered can no longer be tested. It is only said that coffee was a shepherd named Kaldi in the Ethiopian Highlands. When he discovered that his sheep had inadvertently eaten the fruit of a plant, he became very lively and energetic, and then he discovered coffee. All historians seem to agree that the birthplace of coffee is the Kaffa region of Ethiopia. But the earliest people who planned to grow and eat coffee were Arabs, and the name coffee is thought to come from the Arabic "Qahwah", which means plant drink.

Coffee producing area

Coffee production zones (commonly known as coffee belts) range from 25 degrees north latitude to 30 degrees south latitude, covering many countries in Central and West Africa, the Middle East, India, South Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. The reason why coffee cultivation is concentrated in this area is mainly due to the limitation of temperature. Because coffee trees are vulnerable to frost, neither the north nor the south latitude is suitable. Tropical areas are suitable, where heat and humidity are the most suitable for coffee cultivation.

At present, the important coffee beans in the world mainly come from Coffee Arabica and Coffee Robusta. The plants, cultivation methods, growth environment, shape, composition and processing methods of the two kinds of coffee beans are different. Generally speaking, Arabica coffee is of better quality and more expensive.

Main producing areas of coffee beans:

1. Central America & the Caribbean:

Coffee occupies a very important economic position in countries such as Mexico, Panama and the Caribbean coast, and usually the coffee beans they produce (washed Arabica-Washed Arabica) are of good quality.