University Of Reading-Msc. Dissertation-Some Economic Factors in the Production and Marketing of Arabica Coffee-A.Finney 1980

Abstract

Fine quality coffee premium mild coffee holds a significant place in the world's coffee industryof Premium mill in 1978 amounted to 18.2 ~ of total world production and 20.9% of total exports of coffee. Many of the countries ",which cultivate arabica coffee produce amounts of fine quality coffee but the main production centres are Co1umbia, Kenya and Tanzania. Since Columbia is the biggest producer this type of coffee is commonly called 'Columbian Mild' (A) Almost all production in these three countries is fine quality coffee and between them they account for ~ of the quality milds which enter the world market.