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Production area: Oaxaca Oaxaca
Producer: Xike Cooperative
Treatment: traditional washing treatment
Classification: European water washed extremely hard beans (SHB)
Variety: Kaddura (Caturra)
Altitude: 1200 to 1800 m
Flavor description:
Nuts, low acidity, spice cream, cool herbs, smooth and mild taste
Mexico is one of the largest producers of organic certified coffee.
Because of geographical factors, most of them are sold to the United States.
The country's coffee industry began in the 19th century.
Introduced through Jamaica, mainly planted with Arabica varieties.
The producing area is close to Soconusco in Guatemala on the Pacific coast.
Early 1990s
The southern state of Chiapas has become the most important coffee producing area in Mexico.
It produces about 275000 tons of coffee a year, accounting for 45 per cent of the country's production.
More than 2 million of Mexicans depend on coffee for a living
75% of Mexican coffee farmers work on less than two hectares of land.
These small farmers produce about 30% of the country's coffee every year.
The rest is produced by large or high-capacity farms.
