Colombia exports between 92% and 93% of its national coffee production

Published 2025년 1월 14일

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Colombia is a major player in the global coffee industry, but the coffee consumed domestically is often of lower quality due to the agro-export model and imports. However, younger generations are driving an increase in coffee consumption and a desire for quality. The coffee market is segmented by age groups, with older generations more likely to consume commercial coffee and younger generations exploring new possibilities. Importation of lower quality coffee from other countries is a way for processing plants to maintain low prices, but it makes it difficult for people to consume national products. Pablo Andrés Guerrero is promoting the consumption of specialty coffee and encouraging producers to add value by processing and selling roasted coffee within their communities.

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(Agraria.pe) Coffee cultivation is a representative symbol of Colombian culture inside and outside the country. Colombia, as an origin, is emblematic for the coffee industry at a global level. To the point that it has managed to position itself in the market as a guarantee of quality. Curiously, the coffee consumed in Colombia, for the most part, differs quite a bit from the idea of quality that is held in other parts of the world. This is not only due to the agro-export model that, in a way, deprives the domestic market of quality coffee, but also to the fact that a large part of the beans consumed are imported. Robeiro López is a food engineer, third-generation coffee grower and co-founder of Culture Coffee, a company dedicated to the international marketing of green and roasted coffee. He states that “coffee consumption in Colombia has been increasing. In fact, an important catalyst for this was the pandemic. The versatility of consumption growth has also allowed other types of ...

Source: Agraria