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The
history
Until
XV and XVI centuries, coffee was unknown. During those centuries extensive
plantations were harvested in the Arab region of Yemen.
The
consumption of this drink increased a lot in Europe in the XVII Century.
The Dutch were urged to cultivate it, and they were given the task of
exploiting big plantations in Java and Sumatra, followed by the French to
whom are awarded the title of having taken the coffee for the first time
to Latin America. Since 1714 the French were able to bring a plant of
coffee in good state to the island of Martinique, expanding through the
new Continent
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Knowing
the drink
The
plant of where it leaves the product belongs to the family of the Rubiáceas.
Thirty species of coffee are produced, but only three are important: The
Arabic one, canephora and Iberian.
The
fruit is roasted and then is milled. The plant is developed in the course
of six or seven months, being able to change color; first it is green,
clear later red and when it is ripen and ready to cut it is of crimsom
color
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Production
The
world production of coffee is located around the 5 mts. with important
plantations, in those are the results of the crop of Brazil, first
producer and world exporter weigh (33% of the world trade). The Brazilian
production has felt effected extraordinarily by the climatic conditions,
in result its crops oscillate thoroughly from some temperatures to others.
It
is followed in importance by Colombia (0.8mt.), Indonesia (0.3mt.) and
Mexico (0.25mt.). It is a basic product of export for the Central American
countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua
(1.5–0.8 mt); it constitutes a non despicable chapter of the economy of
Peru and Ecuador (0.9mt). among African countries producers Ethiopia and
Uganda highlight (around 2 mt). The main importers are: E.U.A, R.F.A,
France, Italy, Japan, Low importers and Spain.
The
coffee of the Dominican Republic, of “juncalito”
type is considered to be the best in the world and its come from
the mountains of San José de las Matas and Jarabacoa
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