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The strong flavor of Honduran coffee Kaddura describes the characteristics of taste and quality by grinding and calibration.

Published: 2024-11-13 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/13, In 1804, Honduras began to grow coffee, and now there are 280000 hectares of coffee plantations, mainly small coffee farmers, who account for 60% of Hongguo's coffee production. In 2011, Honduras produced more coffee than Guatemala, and in 2012 it became the second largest exporter of washed Arabica beans in the world, after Brazil.

In 1804, Honduras began to grow coffee, and now there are 280000 hectares of coffee plantations, mainly small coffee farmers, who account for 60% of Hongguo's coffee production. In 2011, Honduras produced more coffee than Guatemala, and in 2012 it became the second largest exporter of washed Arabica beans in the world, after Brazil. It now ranks seventh in global production. Coffee cultivation is not owned by the oligarchs of large consortia in the United States like banana plantations. 92% of coffee farmers in Honduras are small individuals, and coffee-related workers account for 12.5% of the total population of 8 million, so coffee is a very important crop in Honduras. In the coffee garden, coffee farmers harvest red fruits, wash and ferment them and grade them according to the needs of the market to meet the different tastes of consumers. Honduras collects 3 million bags of coffee every year, supplying good quality coffee and unique coffee flavor, quantity and quality, and has become the largest producer in Central America and the top ten coffee exporters in the world. The coffee industry in Honduras involves the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of families across the country and provides 1 million jobs, making it an important economic agriculture in Honduras.

The average planting height of Choluteca, Francisco Morazan, La Paz, Siguatepeque, Santa Barbara, Intibuca, Copan and Ocotepeque., in the western and southern producing areas of Honduras coffee is more than 1100 meters above sea level. Coffee varieties are 100 per cent Arabica, 69 per cent are HG and 12 per cent are SHG,19% and CS. The main varieties of coffee are Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Villa Sarchi and Lempira. Honduras coffee has always maintained high quality, and its price is the most competitive in Central American countries. Small, round, light bluish green coffee, mild sour, full and slightly sweet, suitable for mixed coffee or single coffee, suitable for medium to deep roasting, mainly exported to the United States, Germany and Japan. Honduras is already the largest coffee producer in Central America, and its production has been increasing in recent years. Due to high international coffee prices in 2012, the output of coffee in this year exceeded 5 million bags in 2010, resulting in a great increase in production and continuous improvement in quality.

This batch of Holy Rose processing Plant (Beneficio Santa Rosa), from the Holy Rose place in the western province of Columbine, is a small cooperative of the local community, established in 2005 and supported by a non-profit organization, TechnoServe, to provide production technology and poverty eradication. The cooperative established a Mejoramiento Agra í cola Sostenible (MAS) assistance program to support 6000 families of small coffee farmers and provide technical assistance with the aim of producing high quality coffee beans. Coffee is planted from 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level. The main varieties of coffee are Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon and Pacas and Typica. Flavor reference: sweet, cream, brown sugar, melon sweet, mint, caramel milk. The acidity of the fruit is not obvious, it is layered and has a strong sweet taste of caramel. The aroma is harmonious, the taste is full-bodied, the flavor is sweet, warm and smooth.

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