Did you know around 12% of the world’s coffee is produced in Colombia?
Colombia is the 2nd largest coffee provider and the number one producer of Arabica coffee, which is considered the highest quality bean. Colombian coffee has been recognized worldwide as having high quality and distinctive taste. The main importers of Colombian coffee are United States, Germany, France, Japan, and Italy.
Freshly roasted Colombian coffee beans can be described as having a rich flavor, heavy body, bright acidity, and are intensely aromatic. There are two main regions of coffee production in Colombia:
1. Medellín (where I live), Armenia, and Manizales (MAM) in the central region and
2. Bogotá and Bucaramanga in the eastern mountainous region
MAM coffee beans are known for their heavy body, rich flavor, and fine acidity. Bogotá is less acidic than Medillín, but retains the richness and brightness. Bucaramanga is milder, often heavier bodied, and rich in flavor reminiscent of Sumatran coffees.
The farmers in Colombia belong to and are controlled by the Colombian Coffee Federation (FNC). The FNC is considered the most successful coffee federation due to over 60 years of experience and continuation of many development activities. The FNC, is an industry association which represents the nation’s coffee producers has been responsible for creating a name for Colombian coffee with their well-known spokesman, the fictional, charismatic Juan Valdez. The FNC guarantees purchase of green coffee, but farmers are under no obligation to sell to them. The FNC has been promoting fair-trade, and therefore, it established a system that provided farmers to be able to receive reasonable benefits. As a result, the federation manages the better price in the world market for the lives of those farmers.
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