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  GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE: This country is located in Central Africa and covers an area of 150,873 sq. miles and has a population of 11.5 million. Climatically, the rainy season is from October to march COFFEE BACKGROUND: Some small areas were planted in early 20th century,but coffee was really introduced to the country in the mid 1960's and has grown to the present levels of production, with the potential to increase by 2004 to over 250,000 bags. Most of the coffee is produced in the Southeastern section of the country, along the Mozambique border. The coding system (53 - the best to 62 - bottom of the barrel!) has been replaced with a grading system similar to Kenya eg: AA, AB etc. SPECIES: Arabica ALTITUDE AT WHICH GROWN: 2,500 - 4,500 ft PREPARATION METHOD: Washed ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 126,000 bags (99-00 crop) SHIPMENT PERIOD: August - March TYPES OF COFFEES TO BE OFFERED: AA FAQ Plus Kowa Kenge AB FAQ Plus Kowa PB FAQ Plus Kowa AA FAQ Plus Kanungu AA FAQ Plus Mbulwa Personal Comment: 9/23/98 We have imported this coffee in the past but the quality was not
consistent. However, in July this year, we met there and negotiated with the largest
exporter of this coffee to bring some their fine coffees into the United States. We are
waiting for a new-crop coffee samples and will then decide on the types that we will
import on a more regular basis. |
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