Why is most of the red wine drunk in Colombia imported?

Published 2024년 11월 17일

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Colombia, the world's second-largest producer of Arabica coffee, faces a challenge as most of its production is exported, leaving insufficient supply for domestic consumption. Despite producing 1.34 million bags in October 2024, an increase of 16% from the previous year, the country still imported 44,000 bags due to the lower quality and lower cost of robusta coffee imported from other countries. The majority of Colombian coffee is exported, with 95% being high-quality Arabica coffee, while the domestic market consumes mainly lower-quality robusta blends. A project to cultivate robusta in non-traditional coffee-growing areas aims to decrease imports and diversify the coffee portfolio, potentially benefiting 32,000 farms and covering 80,000 hectares.

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Colombia is the second largest producer of Arabica coffee in the world and the third largest in terms of exports. Its subtle, delicate and elegant bean is internationally recognized for its great flavor, aroma and acidity. The problem is that these benefits are not sufficiently exploited in the country itself: have you ever wondered if the red wine you drink in the morning is 100% produced in these lands? Last October, the country produced 1.34 million bags of coffee, an increase of 16% compared to the same month in 2023, but it also imported 44,000 60-kilogram bags. And although the latter meant a decrease of 65% compared to October 2023, the robusta variety that arrives from other parts of the world continues to serve as raw material for much of the product sold by the industry. In this way, the traditional cup of coffee enjoyed by Colombians actually comes from other places such as Brazil, Vietnam, Peru and Ecuador. There is a whole cocktail of factors that mean that in ...

Source: Elcolombiano