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Cultivation and Processing; Specialty Coffee June 3, 2022

Alotepec-Metapán: extreme altitude, slow ripening and four 90+ lots at CoE 2022

The Alotepec-Metapán range and Chalatenango — Mileydi, El Conacaste, Santa Rosa — placed four lots above 90 points at Cup of Excellence 2022. Altitude, Pacamara and Gesha, slow ripening and fruity-citrus profiles.

Specialty Coffee April 20, 2022

South Korea and Australia: the 6.5% that opens Asia-Pacific

USDA ES2022-0004 puts combined exports to South Korea and Australia at 6.5%. They are growing markets that complement traditional demand from the US and Europe.

Specialty Coffee April 20, 2022

Hamburg and traceability: Germany as Europe’s second market for Salvadoran coffee

Germany absorbs about 10% of Salvadoran exports — roughly 62,990 bags in 2021/22. Roasters demand traceability and reward the sweetness and acidity profile of the volcanic origin.

Cultivation and Processing April 20, 2022

639,000 bags: USDA confirms the 2021/22 coffee recovery

The USDA Coffee Annual 2022 puts the 2021/22 harvest at 639,000 bags of 60 kilos (+18% vs 2020/21). Favorable weather and new trees drove the rebound; exports reached 637,200 bags.

Specialty Coffee; Events and Competitions August 10, 2021

Santa Elena and a washed Gesha that took Zapotal to the 2021 podium

At the 2021 Cup of Excellence, a washed Gesha from Finca Santa Elena — Zapotal Cooperative, Apaneca-Ilamatepec — scored 90.54 points and third place. The cooperative model showed that specialty and collective trade can go hand in hand.

Cultivation and Processing; Specialty Coffee August 10, 2021

Semi-washed: the middle ground that took Mileydi to 91.68 at CoE 2021

Semi-washed processing removes part of the mucilage without full washing. Mileydi’s Pacamara scored 91.68 points at Cup of Excellence 2021: balance of acidity and sweetness with a clean cup.

Events and Competitions; Specialty Coffee August 10, 2021

Mileydi reaches first place: consistency in Alotepec-Metapán

Éver Leonel Díaz Pérez and Finca Mileydi won the 2021 Cup of Excellence with a semi-washed Pacamara scoring 91.68 points. It was the farm’s fourth entry and the culmination of a learning path.

Sustainability; Cultivation and Processing May 21, 2021

Leaf rust and renewal: Cuscatleco, Marsellesa and the genetics rebuilding the coffee park

After post-2013 rust, El Salvador replanted with more resistant varieties: Cuscatleco, Marsellesa, Sarchimor, Anacafe 14. USDA/MAG deliveries, Bernardina with greater tolerance: a didactic lesson on crisis and genetics.

Cultivation and Processing March 1, 2021

Honduras, the volume neighbour; El Salvador, the boutique origin

FEWS NET’s March 2021 special report places Honduras among the countries hardest hit by Eta and Iota, and El Salvador as less affected by the hurricanes. On the Central American map, a volume neighbour coexists with a boutique origin — and has shared Pacas since 1974.

Cultivation and Processing; Specialty Coffee March 1, 2021

Altitude, cool nights and the slow cherry: where sweetness and acidity come from

Between about 1,200 and 1,900 metres, cool nights on El Salvador’s six ranges stretch cherry ripening. More sugars, bright acidity and body: that is the highland cup. Pacamara, Bourbon and Gesha find their signature there, without turning the map into a legal catalogue.

History and Culture; Cultivation and Processing March 1, 2021

Apaneca-Ilamatepec: mist, volcano and the terroir with the densest Cup of Excellence presence

The Apaneca-Ilamatepec range concentrates the country’s western coffee belt from 900 m: Apaneca, Ataco, Juayúa and Coatepeque. Mist, volcanic soils and sweetness in the cup; denomination of origin and the highest density of CoE lots in El Salvador.

History and Culture; Sustainability December 30, 2020

Pandemic, closed ports and a harvest that held: coffee in 2020

ACAFESAL documented how customs and port closures affected exports in 2020. GDP fell 9.2% (ECLAC), tourism halved and storms worsened the picture; specialty showed resilience.

News

Alotepec-Metapán: extreme altitude, slow ripening and four 90+ lots at CoE 2022

South Korea and Australia: the 6.5% that opens Asia-Pacific

Hamburg and traceability: Germany as Europe’s second market for Salvadoran coffee

639,000 bags: USDA confirms the 2021/22 coffee recovery

Santa Elena and a washed Gesha that took Zapotal to the 2021 podium

Semi-washed: the middle ground that took Mileydi to 91.68 at CoE 2021

Mileydi reaches first place: consistency in Alotepec-Metapán

Leaf rust and renewal: Cuscatleco, Marsellesa and the genetics rebuilding the coffee park

Honduras, the volume neighbour; El Salvador, the boutique origin

Altitude, cool nights and the slow cherry: where sweetness and acidity come from

Apaneca-Ilamatepec: mist, volcano and the terroir with the densest Cup of Excellence presence

Pandemic, closed ports and a harvest that held: coffee in 2020

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