is it really colombian coffee?

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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.





It turns out that roughly a fifth of Peruvian coffee exports are

going to Colombia this year.





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.





But, historic rains damaged coffee plants as they flowered and

continuing rains increased the incidence

of plant diseases.





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.





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

years. By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org




Colombia produced 12.5 million bags

of coffee in the 2007 to 2008 growing season.





So, when you see the Juan Valdez label, is it

really Colombian coffee?






What Does the Juan Valdez Label Mean for Colombian Coffee?




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

100% Colombian coffee. By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org




There is, in fact, a coffee house chain in Colombia called Juan

Valdez as well.





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.





Colombia, even in a historically bad year

will produce 7.5 million bags.





This is seventy-five times the amount that they are buying from

Peru.





The Colombian cafetero is still a major coffee producer where growing organic coffee in the shade

is tradition and healthy organic coffee

is common. By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org


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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.





So, is it really Colombian coffee? It

probably is.






Getting Organic Coffee from Colombia




A sad fact is that Colombia has been

dealing with a civil war for half a century.





The government is winning and the

rebellion has been driven out of the cities.





However, large parts of the Cafetero are mountainous and

jungle.





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.





Thus, Colombia is not only a major producer

of coffee but also a producer of cocaine.





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.





No other nation in the world will allow mailed

bags of Colombian coffee to enter.





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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