Coffee In Brazil

Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world. With such diversity, the range of coffee that it produces is vast – from small holder farms to large estates. Soils, regional climate and temperatures make great growing conditions. However, Brazil lacks altitude, a factor considered crucial for creating the very best flavours expected from Arabica coffee, much of the coffee is grown at or below 1000masl.

Brazil has worked hard in recent years to promote itself as a sustainable producer. Global attention has forced various legislature through to enforce the protection of indigenous habitats and forestry. Many estates have taken this further and included substantial conservation areas on their estates. Typical flavouring from Brazil on the commercial grades invokes nuts, caramel and a creamy body, but as producers develop new techniques we are beginning to enjoy new found sweetness, citrus and acidity from these coffees.

Impact On The Global Market:

The vast amount of coffee Brazil provides to the global market means that the availability of Santos lots can have far-reaching effects on the market at large. Droughts and frosts in recent harvests in Brazil have signficantly contributed to the recent global rise in coffee prices.