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The Jamaican Coffee Industry

The Jamaican Coffee Industry. Presented by: Timon Waugh Coffee Industry Board Email:twaugh@ciboj.org. January 2005. Introduction. Coffee plant is indigenous to Ethiopia Introduced to Jamaica in 1728 Present production is approximately 600,000 boxes cherry coffee/ 3M kg green beans.

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The Jamaican Coffee Industry

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  1. The Jamaican Coffee Industry Presented by: Timon Waugh Coffee Industry Board Email:twaugh@ciboj.org Coffee Industry Board January 2005

  2. Introduction • Coffee plant is indigenous to Ethiopia • Introduced to Jamaica in 1728 • Present production is approximately 600,000 boxes cherry coffee/ 3M kg green beans Coffee Industry Board

  3. Introduction (cont’d) • Employs over 50,000 persons directly with over 250,000 dependents. • One of the most important agricultural crops. • Jamaica produces less than 0.05% of the world total. Coffee Industry Board

  4. Coffee Growing Regions Coffee Industry Board

  5. Coffee plant Coffee Industry Board

  6. THE COFFEE PLANT • Perennial evergreen dicotyledon • Produces fruit once per year Coffee Industry Board

  7. Coffee berries Coffee Industry Board

  8. The Fruit (Cherry Coffee) • 40% pulp (exocarp) • 10% mucilage (mesocarp) • 10% parchment skin (endocarp) • 40% bean (endosperm) Coffee Industry Board

  9. WET PULPING WASHING/FERMENTATION DRYING CURING/RESTING HULLING GRADING SORTING DRY DRYING HULLING GRADING SORTING PROCESSING METHODS: Coffee Industry Board

  10. Processing – Wet Parchment Parchment has 55% moisture content Coffee Industry Board

  11. Processing - Drying Sun drying is traditional method Target moisture content 12% Coffee Industry Board

  12. Processing - Milling • Removing parchment skin • Polishing • Grading by size • Grading by density • Color Sorting Coffee Industry Board

  13. Product Packaging Premium grades sold in wooden barrels. Coffee Industry Board

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