Peru is one of the top 20 coffee producers in the world as of 2014. It ranks fifth in the export of Arabica in the world market. In 1895, the Journal of the Society of Arts recorded that Peru was known for many years as a coffee-producing country, but the coffee grown on the coast was used primarily for domestic consumption, and it was only later that it developed as an exporting nation. Coffee planting began, and coffee is still cultivated near the port of Pacasmayo. The three prominent coffee growing areas, located in the eastern slopes of the Andes, are Chanchamayo, the Amazonas and San Martin regions, and the southern highlands. St Ignacio, close to the Ecuadorian border, is the centralized area of coffee plantations in northern Peru. Arabica is the dominant coffee crop, 70% of which is Typica, 20% is caturra, and the remainder being of other types. About 75% of the coffee growing area lies at an elevation range of 1,000–1,800 metres (3,300–5,900 ft.), and planting done in the shaded areas is to the extent of 2,000 plants per ha. Farming is done largely by small farmers, and coffee is handpicked. Organic coffee is grown on 90,000 hectares (220,000 acres).
- August 2024 (1)
- February 2024 (1)
- January 2024 (1)
- December 2023 (1)
- November 2023 (1)
- October 2023 (1)
- June 2023 (1)
- May 2023 (1)
- April 2023 (1)
- March 2022 (1)
- December 2021 (1)
- July 2021 (1)
- May 2021 (1)
- October 2020 (1)
- September 2020 (1)
- July 2020 (1)
- June 2020 (1)
- March 2020 (2)
- February 2020 (1)
- December 2019 (1)
- September 2019 (1)
- July 2019 (1)
- April 2019 (1)
- February 2019 (2)
- November 2018 (1)
- October 2018 (2)
- September 2018 (2)
- June 2018 (2)
- May 2018 (1)
- April 2018 (2)
- March 2018 (1)
- February 2018 (1)
- January 2018 (4)
- November 2017 (5)
- October 2017 (1)
- September 2017 (1)
- August 2017 (1)
- July 2017 (3)
- June 2017 (3)
- May 2017 (9)
- April 2017 (4)
- March 2017 (7)
- February 2017 (3)
- January 2017 (4)
- December 2016 (3)
- November 2016 (2)
- October 2016 (9)
- September 2016 (4)
- August 2016 (5)
- July 2016 (6)
- June 2016 (10)
- May 2016 (8)
- April 2016 (10)
- March 2016 (13)
- February 2016 (2)
- January 2016 (11)
- December 2015 (8)
- November 2015 (7)
- October 2015 (15)
- September 2015 (13)
- August 2015 (12)
- July 2015 (12)
- June 2015 (14)
- May 2015 (15)
- April 2015 (20)
- March 2015 (15)
- February 2015 (14)
- January 2015 (14)
- December 2014 (12)
- November 2014 (17)
- October 2014 (20)
- September 2014 (15)
- August 2014 (12)
- July 2014 (14)
- June 2014 (10)
- May 2014 (10)
- April 2014 (8)
- March 2014 (8)
- February 2014 (9)
- January 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (2)
- November 2013 (8)
Search the Kencaf Blog
Did you know?
Japan ranks Number 3 in the world for coffee consumption and coffee shops are called Kissaten.