By www.buyorganiccoffee.org Is It Really Colombian Coffee? Colombian coffee buyers are purchasing coffee from Peru to make up for a weak harvest. It turns out that roughly a fifth of Peruvian coffee exports are going to Colombia this year. So, when you see a bag of Juan Valdez organic coffee you might wish to ask yourself, “Is it really Colombian coffee?” Colombia produces more Arabica coffee beans than any country outside of Brazil. But, historic rains damaged coffee plants as they flowered and continuing rains increased the incidence of plant diseases. Thus Colombia expects to see a fall in its harvest of 300,000 bags to 7.5 million. Last year the harvest was 7.8 million bags. This year will mark the lowest production of coffee in Colombia in a quarter of a century as a persistent El Niño has reduced harvests for years. Colombia produced 12.5 million bags of coffee in the 2007 to 2008 growing season. So, when you see the Juan Valdez label, is it really Colombian coffee? What Does the Juan Valdez Label Mean for Colombian Coffee? The Juan Valdez name was made up by the Colombian Coffee Growers Association years ago and gives the buyer assurance that what they are getting is 100% Colombian coffee. There is, in fact, a coffee house chain in Colombia called Juan Valdez as well. Regarding the question, is it really Colombian coffee or not, Peru is only selling just under 100,000 bags of coffee to buyers in Colombia. Colombia, even in a historically bad year will produce 7.5 million bags. This is seventy-five times the amount that they are buying from Peru. The Colombian cafetero is still a major coffee producer where growing organic coffee in the shade is tradition and healthy organic coffee is common. It would appear that there is little reason to fear a wholesale replacement of Colombian coffee found under the Juan Valdez label. So, is it really Colombian coffee? It probably is. Getting Organic Coffee from Colombia A sad fact is that Colombia has been dealing with a civil war for half a century. The government is winning and the rebellion has been driven out of the cities. However, large parts of the Cafetero are mountainous and jungle. Rebel groups that may have started out with a clear motive of improving the lives of Colombians have resorted to running drugs and kidnapping in order to survive. Thus, Colombia is not only a major producer of coffee but also a producer of cocaine. If you fly out of any airport in Colombia please expect to have the armed agents pin prick any bags of coffee that you are carrying and apply a “sniff” test for drugs. No other nation in the world will allow mailed bags of Colombian coffee to enter. So, if you yearn for organic coffee antioxidants from the land of Juan Valdez you need to find another route. And you still need to ask, is it really Colombian coffee, as Colombia strives to make up for production shortfalls caused by bad weather.

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2. Colombian coffee
buyers are
purchasing coffee
from Peru to make
up for a weak
harvest.
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3. It turns out that roughly
a fifth of Peruvian
coffee exports are
going to Colombia this
year.
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4. So, when you see a bag
of Juan Valdez organic
coffee you might wish to
ask yourself, “Is it really
Colombian coffee?”
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5. Colombia produces
more Arabica coffee
beans than any country
outside of Brazil.
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6. But, historic rains
damaged coffee plants
as they flowered and
continuing rains
increased the incidence
of plant diseases.
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7. Thus Colombia expects
to see a fall in its
harvest of 300,000 bags
to 7.5 million.
Last year the harvest
was 7.8 million bags.
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8. This year will mark the
lowest production of
coffee in Colombia in a
quarter of a century as a
persistent El Niño has
reduced harvests for
years.
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9. Colombia produced
12.5 million bags
of coffee in the 2007
to 2008 growing season.
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10. So, when you see the
Juan Valdez label, is it
really Colombian coffee?
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11. What Does the Juan Valdez Label
Mean for Colombian Coffee?
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12. The Juan Valdez name
was made up by the
Colombian Coffee
Growers Association
years ago and gives the
buyer assurance that
what they are getting is
100% Colombian coffee.
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13. There is, in fact, a
coffee house chain in
Colombia called Juan
Valdez as well.
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14. Regarding the
question, is it really
Colombian coffee or
not, Peru is only
selling just under
100,000 bags of
coffee to buyers in
Colombia.
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15. Colombia, even in a
historically bad year
will produce 7.5 million
bags.
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16. Colombia, even in a
historically bad year
will produce 7.5 million
bags.
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17. This is seventy-five
times the amount that
they are buying from
Peru.
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18. The Colombian
cafetero is still a major
coffee producer where
growing organic coffee
in the shade is
tradition and healthy
organic coffee is
common.
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19. It would appear that
there is little reason to
fear a wholesale
replacement of
Colombian coffee
found under the Juan
Valdez label.
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20. So, is it really
Colombian coffee? It
probably is.
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21. Getting Organic Coffee from
Colombia
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22. A sad fact is that
Colombia has been
dealing with a civil war
for half a century.
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23. The government is
winning and the
rebellion has been
driven out of the cities.
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24. However, large parts
of the Cafetero are
mountainous and
jungle.
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25. Rebel groups that may
have started out with a
clear motive of
improving the lives of
Colombians have
resorted to running
drugs and kidnapping
in order to survive.
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26. Thus, Colombia is not
only a major producer
of coffee but also a
producer of cocaine.
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27. If you fly out of any
airport in Colombia
please expect to have
the armed agents pin
prick any bags of
coffee that you are
carrying and apply a
“sniff” test for drugs.
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28. No other nation in the
world will allow mailed
bags of Colombian
coffee to enter.
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29. So, if you yearn for
organic coffee
antioxidants from the
land of Juan Valdez
you need to find
another route.
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30. And you still need to
ask, is it really
Colombian coffee, as
Colombia strives to
make up for
production shortfalls
caused by bad
weather.
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31. For more useful
information about
organic coffee please
visit
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