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Country profile

Republic of El Salvador, Spanish Rep ú blica de El Salvador, English the Republic of El Salvador.

It is located in Central America, bordering Guatemala and Honduras in the north, and the Pacific coastline in the west and south.

The smallest country in Central America and the most densely populated country in Central America. The land area is 21393 square kilometers, the population is 6.25 million (data 2012), and the population density is 327 people / square kilometers.

The economy is dominated by agriculture, with a per capita GDP of US $3722 in 2011. Agricultural products are mainly coffee and cotton.

The country is divided into 14 provinces, 7 of which produce coffee.

There are many volcanoes in the territory, with the name of "the country of volcanoes". The lowest elevation in the territory is 0 meters, and the highest is 2385 meters of Santa Ana active volcano.

It became a Spanish colony in 1524.

Independence from Spain in 1821.

In 1824, he joined the Union of Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Mexico.

In 1841, he seceded from the Union, became independent, and established a republic.

Picture: national flag and national emblem of El Salvador

A brief History of Coffee production

In 1742, coffee was introduced to El Salvador from the Caribbean (1740).

In the mid-19th century, El Salvador's original export pillar Indigo (one of the dyes) received a gradual decline in the development of synthetic dyes in Europe, and coffee gradually became the main export product under the guidance of the government.

In 1856, the first 693 bags of coffee beans were shipped to Europe. Europe was El Salvador's chief coffee customer until World War II, which was replaced by the United States after World War II.

In the 1970s, El Salvador produced a record 350000 bags of coffee. With the intensification of the civil war, the coffee industry was in turmoil.

Coffee production in El Salvador was once affected by domestic political instability. In 1992, the parties signed a peace agreement and the civil war was suspended. The coffee industry began to recover.

Present situation of coffee production

"natural and man-made disasters" and "ill-fated" are the most appropriate words to describe the challenges facing the coffee industry in El Salvador. Despite the haze of war, El Salvador's coffee production still faces challenges from time to time, including: 1998, hurricanes; 2001, earthquakes; 2002, volcanic eruptions; 2012, leaf rust.

Despite the challenges, El Salvador maintained a high level of coffee production, according to ICO International Coffee Organization, from 2008 to 2012, total coffee production in El Salvador remained at the Top15 level among ICO member countries. In 2013, affected by the leaf rust disaster, 70% of domestic farms were infected, and the output dropped sharply by about 40%, falling to 16.

El Salvador 08-13 Total coffee production and ranking (unit: 000 bags, each bag 60kg)

Year 200820092010201120122013

Total output 14101065181411521360844

Rank 121412141416

Note: ranking is limited to ICO member states.

Coffee variety

The civil war caused chaos and affected economic development, but ironically allowed the ancient coffee to be preserved, and the situation was so chaotic that coffee producers in El Salvador failed to catch up with the renewal of coffee varieties in Central and South America.

El Salvador produces 100% Arabica coffee, of which 68% is Bourbon, Coffea arabica var. Bourbon), 29% Pacas, other varieties including Pacamara,Caturra, etc.

The Pacas variety, first discovered in El Salvador in 1949, is a natural hybrid between bourbon and Catura.

The variety Pacamara, which was artificially bred by pacas and maragogipe (or maragogype), was first bred in 1958 (1954). Pacamara species is a rare artificial breeding of excellent varieties, blue is better than blue, perfectly inheriting the advantages of the mother plant, both the excellent taste of pacas species, raw bean granules also inherited the large size of malagogipe. The Pacamara species is thought to be the result of the pursuit of large Arabica species.

Coffee planting

Most of them are planted by small farmers. Grading of farmers in El Salvador: (1 htct= 105mu = 10000 square meters)

Small farmers, small producer, area less than 7.0hect

Medium-sized peasant household, medium producer, area between 7. 0-70hect

Large farmers, large producer, the area is larger than 70hect.

Farmers use traditional planting methods, with almost 100% shade planting.

Coffee harvest

Pick by hand.

The harvest season lasts from October to March. The peak occurs from November to February.

Coffee treatment

Wash and dry in the sun.

Coffee grade classification

According to altitude, the highest is SHG: (1 feet = 0.3048 m)

Above SHG,strictly high grown,3950 feet (about 1200m)

HG, high grown, 2950 feet (about 899m) and above

CS, central standard, 1960 feet (about 597m) or more.

Coffee export

Raw beans are exported throughout the year, and raw beans are stored in the warehouse in the form of shelled beans.

Coffee producing area

Seven of the country's 14 provinces produce coffee, with the largest number in the provinces of chalatenango and santa ana.

Geographically, it is mainly distributed in the north and south mountain systems, with the land bordering Guatemala and Honduras in the north and a large number of volcanoes along the Pacific coastline in the south.

El Salvador divides the producing area into six mountain systems.

Charat Nango production area is famous for its outstanding performance in coe events this year. A few years ago, chalatenango was unknown, and some farmers in the area began to grow Pacamara in the 1990s. In 2006, a small farm in the region played in coe with pacamara and won the runner-up in the race with a fascinating flavor. In 2007, several farms in the area took part in the competition with pacamara. As a result, they won the first, third and fourth places, and became famous in the pacamara of chalatenango and ta. The producing area is located in the Altotepec Metagan mountain system in the north, which is the purple area at the top of the image above.

Flavor and quality of coffee

El Salvador is a producer of high-quality commercial Arabica beans and is famous for its strict and effective quality control.

Since 2003, he has joined the COE competition.

With excellent ancient coffee, successfully entered the boutique coffee market.

Coffee flavor is related to the microclimate of the producing area. On the whole, Salvadoran coffee inherits the mild quality of Central American coffee. It is soft, slightly sour and has beautiful sweetness, so it is suitable for blending.

Boutique Salvadoran coffee can also be impressive, including some pacamara varieties, which show active acidity, layered and deep taste, and a long finish.

Coffee organization

UCAFES:Organization of coffee producity cooperatives of el salvador, accounting for 25% of the total output

UCRAPROBEX:Organization of Land Reform Coffee Producing & Processing Cooperatives, including small farmers without land before the land reform, accounted for 10% of the total output.

ABECAFE:Association of millers and Coffee Exporters, including 99 processing plants and most exporters

The Association of Coffee Producers of El Salvador represents all coffee producers.

The above four coffee organizations, plus four national research institutes, constitute a coffee policy-making body--

The Salvadoran Coffee Association Consejo Salvadoreno del cafe (salvador coffee concil), which is involved in coffee promotion, data collection and international cooperation.

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