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IS IT REALLY COLOMBIAN COFFEE?
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Colombian coffee buyers are
purchasing coffee from Peru to make
up for a weak harvest.
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It turns out that roughly a fifth of Peruvian coffee exports are
going to Colombia this year.
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So, when you see a bag of
Juan Valdez organic coffee
you might wish to ask yourself, “Is it really Colombian coffee?”
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Colombia produces more Arabica coffee
beans than any country outside of Brazil.
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But, historic rains damaged coffee plants as they flowered and
continuing rains increased the incidence
of plant diseases.
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Thus Colombia expects to see a fall in its
harvest of 300,000 bags to 7.5 million.
Last year the harvest was 7.8 million bags.
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This year will mark the lowest production of
coffee in Colombia in a quarter of a century as a
persistent El Niño has reduced harvests for
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Colombia produced 12.5 million bags
of coffee in the 2007 to 2008 growing season.
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So, when you see the Juan Valdez label, is it
really Colombian coffee?
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What Does the Juan Valdez Label Mean for Colombian Coffee?
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The Juan Valdez name was made up by the Colombian Coffee
Growers Association years ago and gives the
buyer assurance that what they are getting is
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There is, in fact, a coffee house chain in Colombia called Juan
Valdez as well.
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Regarding the question, is it really Colombian coffee or
not, Peru is only selling just under 100,000 bags of
coffee to buyers in Colombia.
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Colombia, even in a historically bad year
will produce 7.5 million bags.
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Colombia, even in a historically bad year
will produce 7.5 million bags.
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This is seventy-five times the amount that they are buying from
Peru.
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The Colombian cafetero is still a major coffee producer where growing organic coffee in the shade
is tradition and healthy organic coffee
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It would appear that there is little reason to
fear a wholesale replacement of
Colombian coffee found under the Juan
Valdez label.
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So, is it really Colombian coffee? It
probably is.
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Getting Organic Coffee from Colombia
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A sad fact is that Colombia has been
dealing with a civil war for half a century.
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The government is winning and the
rebellion has been driven out of the cities.
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However, large parts of the Cafetero are mountainous and
jungle.
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Rebel groups that may have started out with a
clear motive of improving the lives of
Colombians have resorted to running
drugs and kidnapping in order to survive.
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Thus, Colombia is not only a major producer
of coffee but also a producer of cocaine.
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If you fly out of any airport in Colombia
please expect to have the armed agents pin
prick any bags of coffee that you are
carrying and apply a “sniff” test for drugs.
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No other nation in the world will allow mailed
bags of Colombian coffee to enter.
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So, if you yearn for organic coffee antioxidants from the land of Juan
Valdez you need to find another route.
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And you still need to ask, is it really
Colombian coffee, as Colombia strives to
make up for production shortfalls
caused by bad weather.
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