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Coffee
There are three classifications of coffee dependent on elevation:
Stictly High Grown: 1,200 meters and up.
High Grown: between 900 and 1,200 meters.
Central Standard: between 600 and 900 meters.
El Salvador began exporting coffee in 1865 and to this day, it is still cultivated by hand. Arabica coffee is the main variety grown. The current shift in coffee production is one of sustainablity for the environment by protecting the remaining forested areas of the country. With programs like The Rainforest Alliance Certified Farms and Organic Certification, the country has raised the bar in terms of quality and marketability. Production yields continue to increase every year.
Alegria, Usulatan2008 COE 7th place winner
Producer: Jose Fidel Selgado
Blvd. Constitucion #339
San Salvador
Tel: 503-298-6399
email:
The drying fields at UNEX, Santiago de Maria-Usulatan
The processing plant at UNEX
2006/07 Exports
2006/07 Coffee Exports:
$34,227,028
2005/06 Coffee Exports:
$25,316,965
Average price (based on 46 kg bgs)
2006/07 $112.14
2005/06 $102.68
El Salvador
Laguna Alegria-
Washed and ready for drying
Pulp is recycled for fertilizer
Beans are sent to hopper
Beans are separated from pulp
Beans before rinsing
Red coffee cherries
Spinner removes moisture
These trucks are loaded with freshly roasted coffee bound for Japan and Germany.
2008 COE winner:
Juan José Ernesto of La Ilusión,
El Salvador
Processing "specialty coffee"
on a larger scale...
Specialty Coffees
