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30 STiR tea & coffee industry international Designation of Origin Geographic Indication Coffee Plants Canephora Arabica Canephora & Arabica Chapada Diamantina Serrana de Itiruçu /Brejões Planalto de Vitória da Conquista Cerrado Baiano Rondônia Atlântico Baiano Rio de Janeiro Norte Pioneiro do Paraná Paraná Conilon Capixaba Ourinhos e Avaré Mogiana Marilia e Garça Cerrado Mineiro Alta Mogiana Mantiqueira de Minas Média Mogiana Cerrados de Minas Chapada de Minas Sul de Minas Matas de Minas Montanhas do Espírito Santo Brazil's Coffee Growing Regions INTRODUCTION: Brazil's many micro climates, soil type, altitude, topography, climatic conditions, harvest seasons and processing beans are some of the elements that account for such diversity in the cup. Anyone accustomed to commodity beans will be very surprised at the very complex coffees Brazil produces, many earning top scores on the Specialty Coffee Association of America scale. MINAS GERAIS The largest producer state with climate and land characteristics favorable for high quality Arabica production prevalent in the four major sub-producing regions: Cerrado Mineiro, Matas de Minas, Sul de Minas and Chapada de Minas. ESPIRITO SANTO The smallest in territory, this region is the second biggest coffee producer in the country. Robusta, or Conillon, is the main coffee planted and processed with most grown on small properties high in the mountains. SÁO PAULO The biggest coffee producing state São Paulo is divided into two sub regions: Mogiana and Centro-Oeste. Santos is the seaport where most of Brazil's coffee is shipped. BAHIA This region's dry climate forced producers to invest in technology including extensive irrigation. It is for this reason that Bahia is the fourth largest coffee producer. There are three main sub-regions: Atlantico Baiano, Cerrado Baiano and Planalto Baiano. PARANÁ Most producers here are very small family businesses. The region is the fifth biggest producer. The 45 coffee distinct villages of Paraná share a Geographic Indication (GI). RONDÔNIA This is the second biggest producer of Robusta. Most of its profits help small families that are entirely dedicated to coffee production. OTHER REGIONS Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro, Pará and Goiás. Source: Conab || and Guia de Cafeterias do brasil 2014, Café Editora Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014(*) Arabica 3,171 2,381 3,301 2,510 3,548 2,887 3,682 3,219 3,834 3,829 3,223 Robusta 756 913 950 1,097 1,051 1,060 1,127 1,129 1,248 1,086 1,233 Total 3,927 3,294 4,251 3,607 4,599 3,947 4,809 4,348 5,082 4,915 4,456 Brazil Coffee Production In millions of 60-kilo sacks *Estimate May 2014