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When is the price of Chinese coffee picked in Yunnan compared with that in Hainan?

Published: 2026-08-22 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/22, When is the price of Chinese coffee picked in Yunnan compared with that in Hainan? the purchase price of coffee fruit is too low, but the labor price is too high, we have no profit. The person in charge of the coffee cooperative of Manxi Tea Farm in Pu'er City, Yunnan Province said that at present, the purchase price of the best local coffee fresh fruit is 1.5 yuan / kg, generally 1.2-1.3 yuan / kg, and the worse is only a few cents.

"the purchase price of coffee fruit is too low, but the labor price is too high, we do not have any profit." A person in charge of the coffee cooperative in Manxi Tea Farm, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, said that at present, the purchase price of the best fresh coffee fruit in the area is 1.5 yuan / kg, generally 1.2-1.3 yuan / kg, and the worse is only a few cents. But the labor cost for picking alone is 0.8-1 yuan / kg, and the cost of fresh coffee fruit is close to 2 yuan / kg. As a result, many local coffee farmers prefer to let the coffee fruit rot on the trees.

According to the Yunnan Coffee Industry Association, the local coffee acreage and output account for more than 98% of China's coffee, and the purchase prices of international coffee giants Nestl é and Starbucks in Yunnan are linked to international futures prices. Hu Lu, deputy secretary-general of the association, told Yangcheng Evening News that the price cost of coffee beans currently grown on their own land is 12-13 yuan / kg, while the cost of renting land is 15-16 yuan / kg. According to the price of 15 yuan / kg, coffee farmers in Yunnan will face no money to make for the first time.

"when the price of coffee soared, a lot of people cut down tea trees and planted coffee trees, but now it's the other way around." According to an industry source in Yunnan, at present, the purchase price of local general tea is 4-5 yuan / kg, while the unit price of high-end tea has exceeded 10 yuan / kg, and some coffee farmers have begun to plant tea trees.

It has been revealed that coffee farmers in Baoshan, another major coffee producing area in Yunnan, have cut down some coffee trees that are not growing well, totaling two to three thousand mu.

The person in charge of the coffee cooperative in Manxi Tea Farm said that it takes two or three years for coffee trees to be planted and finally put into production, and it takes at least five years for tea trees to be planted and put into production, so most coffee farmers are still reluctant to cut down trees. "We can only rely on luck."

However, too low prices are shaking the confidence of coffee farmers, leading to challenges to the quality of coffee. Some people in the industry have revealed that although the purchase price is decreasing year by year, the costs of labor, fertilizer, management and protection are rising year by year. "too worthless" coffee causes some coffee farmers to have no money to buy organic fertilizer, and the previous fine management has also become rough, which is bound to affect the quality of coffee. Acquisitions of coffee beans, such as Nestl é and Starbucks, have become increasingly stringent.

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