Introduction to the characteristics of coffee flavor and taste varieties in Costa Rican Goddess Manor

Coffee was introduced into Costa Rica from Cuba in 1729. Today, its coffee industry is one of the well-organized industries in the world, with a yield of 1700 kg per hectare. Costa Rica has only 3.5 million people but 400m coffee trees, and coffee exports account for 25 per cent of the country's total exports. Costa Rica's volcanic soil is very fertile and well drained, especially in the central plateau CentralPlateau, where the soil consists of successive layers of ash and dust. Costa Rica was therefore the first country in Central America to grow coffee and bananas for commercial value. Coffee and bananas are the country's main export commodities Costa Rican coffee is full of particles, ideal acidity and unique strong flavor. Costa Rica's coffee industry, originally controlled by the Costa Rican Coffee Industry Company (ICAFE), has been taken over by the official Coffee Committee (Oficinale Cafe). Among the exported coffee, those products that are considered to be of substandard quality are colored with blue vegetable dyes and then transferred back to China for sale. Coffee consumed domestically (dyed blue or undyed) accounts for about 10% of total production, and local per capita coffee consumption is twice that of Italy or the United States. Costa Rican coffee is full of Arabica beans, washed with water, its style is bright and fragrant, as clear as wind chimes swaying in the breeze, and mild acidity and sweetness. Because of the sweetness, even if the coffee gets cold, it tastes very good, which is a major feature of Costa Rican coffee. Therefore, it is recommended that you taste Costa Rican coffee with only a small amount of sugar and cream, so that you can enjoy its girlish flavor. High-quality Costa Rican coffee is called "extra hard beans". This kind of coffee can grow above 1500 meters above sea level. Altitude has always been a problem for coffee growers. In addition, due to the high altitude drop caused by sufficient rainfall, is also very beneficial to the growth of coffee trees. However, although coffee is grown at higher elevations,

Costa Rica

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There are many advantages, but the additional transportation costs must be taken into account, which is likely to make coffee production unprofitable. The coffee industry in Costa Rica has adopted new technologies to increase efficiency, including the use of "electric eyes" to select beans and identify coffee beans of irregular size, first, to enlist government funding, and to establish a "coffee trust fund" to help coffee growers in need tide over cash flow difficulties.

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

From 2002 to 2003, Colombia produced 3 million packets of coffee (60 kg each) and exported 1.87 million packets of coffee. 40% of the coffee exported is high-quality refined coffee, which is known internationally as "GOURMET coffee". In the international market, refined coffee costs an average of US $93.61 per bag (46kg) (FOB), which is US $19.56 higher than that of ordinary coffee. I also have a kind of refined coffee, which sells for $800 a bag.

The main competitors for high-quality coffee in Colombia are Kenya, Guatemala and Ethiopia. Coffee production in Brazil and Vietnam is mainly in quantity, which is not enough to pose a threat to high-quality coffee in Colombia. In the next five years, my country plans to increase the export volume of high-quality coffee to 70% of all exported coffee.

Third, strengthen the export of high-quality coffee to Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries. European and American countries have high living standards, high consumption levels and high requirements for the quality of coffee. A cup of high-quality coffee can sell for $3.25 in Europe and the United States. My brother launched a strong publicity campaign for the European, American and Japanese markets. The offensive has spread to Russia. China has also been included in the future market for Colombian coffee.

Fourth, increase domestic coffee consumption and expand the domestic market. The survey found that there is very little coffee consumption in these coffee-producing countries, whether in Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam and Costa Rica. To this end, the Colombian coffee authorities are prepared to strengthen the development of the domestic consumer market and increase the publicity and sales of domestic coffee products while opening up foreign markets, so as to create a good space for the further development of the coffee industry.