For the first time, Argentina will produce high-quality coffee on a large scale to meet domestic consumption

Acidity, fruity aromas and body are the essential attributes that distinguish a good coffee. These are the characteristics that twenty producers from the province of Tucumán are looking for. Argentina will begin to produce high quality coffee on a large scale to supply the domestic market. Acidity, fruity aromas and body are the essential attributes that distinguish a good coffee. These are the characteristics that twenty producers from the province of Tucumán have been looking for for some years, where they began to develop coffee growing, an activity that has not taken place in the face of more profitable crops such as sugar cane and lemon. Although they assure that there are records of coffee plantations since the Jesuit era, the climate and topography did not allow for growth as in countries with a tropical climate. Nevertheless, the growth in demand has motivated producers to promote this crop and think about supplying the domestic market by 30% in the future. The first large ...