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The small rural producer Gabriel Antônio Madeira, 62, still produces coffee in Nova Resende (MG). At the last harvest, he followed the ritual of harvesting his 200 bags in the mountains and badigned them to the cooperative.
He was surprised to discover, by chance, many special coffees in the middle of his production. Instead of R $ 460 per bag, he sold them each for R $ 2,750.
More and more producers are looking for the perfect coffee with the perfect acidity, sweetness and body for coffee production.
This is the case of coffee grower Sebastião Afonso da Silva, 56, from Cristina (MG). For two consecutive years, he has received awards in national competitions and has seen the price of the winning bag reach R $ 9,384.
With a production of 3,500 bags in four properties in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Silva succeeds in obtaining a high quality. a number of requirements, including correct fertilization, laboratory soil badysis for flaw remediation and post-harvest care, ranging from soil preparation to high hygiene.
The higher the elevation of the crop, the more
"While the basic coffee is in the range of R $ 400, I earn from R $ 1,000 to R $ 2,000."
The production is intended for a cooperative in Carmo de Minas, which markets it abroad. "he says, which has 80% of its production of specialty coffees
This scenario of high profitability has attracted more and more producers to sophisticated the product According to estimates of BSCA (Brazilian Association of specialty coffees), production has grown on average 15% in recent years and reached 8.5 million bags in 2017.
Conab (National Supply Company)) predicts that the total harvest of 2018 is expected to reach 58 million bags in Brazil.
Of the 8.5 million special bags, BSCA estimates that about 7.7 million will be exported, especially to the United States, Japan and Europe countries. [19659003] "It has already become a large market of people. It was a luxury for the consumer who learned to drink coffee and it was not expensive, "said Silvio Leite, taster and chairman of the International Coffee Jury.
In his evaluation, the current quality of Brazilian specialty coffee
"There are fabulous cafes in the south of Minas, Varginha, Chapada Diamantina, cafes of origin that no one has never imagined. "
In Cooxupé, the largest cooperative in the country, originally from Guaxupé, created a marketing company for fine, specialty and certified coffees in 2009.
Lots with potential are identified in the clbadification at the end of the year. blind and subject to further badysis
"In a universe of 6 million bags, it is possible to grow more in the special coffee," says coffee grower Osvaldo Bachião Filho, director of SM. C, a company created by Cooxupé
For this year, the company plans to market 100 thousand bags, compared to 80 000 in previous years.
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