coffee from the grounds up
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Coffee
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James Hayes-BohananChair of GeographyBridgewater State College
SeniorNetMassasoit Community CollegeBrockton, Massachusetts
From the Grounds
GEOGRAPHY
PROCESSING
TRADE
PREPARATION
SHOPPES
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Family Genus Species Varieties
Rubiaceae Coffea Arabica Typica
Canephora Robusta
Liberica
Arabica Robusta
Date species described 1753 1895
Flowering after rain irregular
Ripe cherries fall stay
Yield (kg beans/ha) 1500-3000 2300-4000
Root system deep shallow
Optimal temperature 15-24° C 24-30° C
Optimal rainfall 1500-2000 mm 2000-3000 mm
Optimal elevation 1000-2000 m 0-700 m
Hemileia vastatrix susceptible resistant
Koleroga susceptible tolerant
Nematodes susceptible resistant
Tracheomycosis resistant susceptible
Coffee berry disease susceptible resistant
Caffeine content 0.8-1.4% 1.7-4.0%
Shape of bean flat oval
Coffee Production(60kg bags)
1996 2006 2006
TOTAL 77,548,875 91,556,721 SHARE
1 Brazil 15,300,933 27,321,249 29.8%
2 Vietnam 3,779,415 13,904,703 15.2%
3 Colombia 10,588,431 10,936,185 11.9%
4 Indonesia 6,440,280 5,291,103 5.8%
5 Peru 1,679,374 3,882,512 4.2%
6 India 3,119,736 3,698,771 4.0%
7 Guatemala 3,978,998 3,312,122 3.6%
8 Honduras 2,059,760 2,898,428 3.2%
9 Ethiopia 1,838,231 2,843,871 3.1%
10 Mexico 4,633,497 2,570,085 2.8%
Independents do it without chains: Enjoy your locally-owned coffeehouse.
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19 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043
781-741-5331Voted Best Independent Coffee Shop in 2007 by South Shore Living Kaitlin
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