Costa Rican coffee processing

S.H.B. means very hard beans at altitudes above 1500 meters, meaning high-quality Costa Rican coffee. This extra-hard coffee bean suitable for medium and heavy roasts has a strong acidity and attractive aroma. Costa Rican SHG coffee is usually full of particles, clear flavor, bright acid, consistency is also very good, strong flavor makes the ending lingering in the throat, unforgettable.

Coffee Sales New Strategy Editor

The strategy has four components:

First, strive for government financial support, and at the same time establish a "coffee trust fund" to help coffee growers with difficulties tide over capital turnover difficulties.

Second, vigorously develop high-quality coffee, increase the added value of coffee exports, and make up for the losses caused by the decline in coffee prices. Its main approach is to focus on the development of high-quality coffee cultivation at altitudes of 1000 to 1500 meters, prohibit the collection of immature coffee beans, strengthen the screening of coffee beans, and pay attention to environmental protection components during planting and processing.

2002-2003 The annual coffee production was 3 million bags (60 kg each) and the export coffee was 1.87 million bags. 40% of exported coffee is premium refined coffee, which is internationally known as "GOURMET Coffee". On the international market, Colombian refined coffee averages US$93.61 (FOB) per bag (46 kg), which is US$19.56 higher than regular coffee. I also have a premium coffee that sells for $800 a pack.

The main competitors for Colombian premium coffee are Kenya, Guatemala and Ethiopia. Coffee production in Brazil and Vietnam is dominated by volume, which is not enough to pose a threat to Colombian quality coffee. In the next five years, Colombia intends to increase the export of premium coffee to 70% of all exported coffee.

Third, strengthen the export of high-quality coffee to Europe, America, Japan and other countries. European and American countries have higher living standards, high consumption levels and high requirements for coffee quality. A cup of premium coffee can fetch $3.25 in the European and American markets. Colombia launched a strong publicity campaign against the European, American and Japanese markets. The offensive has spread to Russia. China has also been included in the future development of Costa Rica coffee market.

Fourth, increase domestic coffee consumption and broaden the domestic market. The survey found that coffee consumption in Brazil, Colombia, Viet Nam and Costa Rica was low in these coffee-producing countries. For this reason, the Colombian coffee authorities intend to strengthen the development of the domestic consumer market while opening up foreign markets, increase the promotion and sales of domestic coffee products, and create good space for the further development of the coffee industry. Other coffees worth mentioning are Juan Vinas (PR), H.Tournon (H.Tournon), Windmill (SHB), Monte Bello (Monte Bello) and Santa Rosa (Ssnta Rosa). Fine coffee is grown in Geredia and the Central Valley. Another striking coffee is Sarchi (one of the five towns that represent Costa Rica's "coffee route"), which grows on the slopes of Poas Volcano, 53 kilometers from San Jose. Saatchi was founded in 1949 and has 30770 hectares of land to grow sugar cane and coffee. The area is also known for its handicrafts, attracting tourists from all over the world.

The country's coffee industry, formerly controlled by Instituto del Café de Costa Rica (ICAFE), has been taken over by the Official Coffee Council (Oficina del Café). Among coffee exports, those deemed substandard are colored with blue vegetable dye before being recycled for domestic sale. Coffee consumed domestically (dyed blue or undyed) accounts for about 10% of total production, and local coffee consumption per capita is twice that of Italy or the United States