About This Coffee
This Fully washed Gr. 1 lot is produced by smallholders in Yunnan province. Most farmers are located in Southwest Yunnan, where the average altitude is 1,200 meters above sea level. The region is in the subtropical zone and, thus, has a warm and moderate climate for most of the year. The climate is excellent for coffee cultivation.
Harvest & Post-Harvest
All cherry is selectively handpicked. Like the coffee in this blend, 95% of all coffee produced in Yunnan is Fully washed. Most producers have their own wet mills. Those who don’t sell their cherry to middlemen who either process it themselves or sell to wet mills. Most producers sell to commercial dry mills that sell coffee to exporters or domestic roasters.
Sucafina Yunnan
Despite not being well known for coffee production, Yunnan has the ideal conditions for specialty coffee production. We are building an increasing number of coffee projects as our presence in Yunnan increases. We see a lot of potential producer-partners who have previously sold their coffees to blenders. With some investment in training and infrastructure, a lot of hard work and a strong quality control system, we just know that coffee producers in Yunnan can shine. Learn more about our operations in Yunnan.
About Pu’erh
Pu’erh may be more famous for tea, but coffee is carving its own path in the region. The conditions that make Pu’erh so excellent for tea production – high altitudes, moderate temperatures, good rainfall – also make it a good place to grow coffee. What’s more, the harvest cycles of tea and coffee complement each other and adding coffee to their fields can help farmers generate additional income for themselves and their families. The coffee crop typically runs from late November to April and the tea crop typically begins in April, making it possible for families to farm both coffee and tea nearly year-round. Coffees from Pu’erh are marked by a clean cup profile and delightful acidity.
Pu’erh is also increasingly becoming a tourist destination for both Chinese and international tourists. Many people come to see the beautiful vistas and also to purchase the tea that Pu’erh is so well known for.
Coffee in China
The majority of coffee produced in China is grown in the Yunnan Province in western China. Our operations in the country are young, but through our partnerships and our Yunnan-based lab and wet & dry mills, we are able to offer a range of great value coffees that display uniformity and consistent profiles.
Sucafina has a lab, office, wet mill and dry mill in the heart of Munaihe, just outside of Pu’er. This small village is where most of the key traders and dry mills in Yunnan are based. We have a small but very experienced team who are committed to delivering coffees to the high quality and ethical standards of Sucafina.
The Yunnan team has worked to develop specific products to represent Yunnan coffees for Sucafina. These products span a quality and value range to allow for a dynamic offering to our clients. In a market where consistency has not always been a focus, we are excited by this opportunity to deliver reliable, quality coffees to our customers.
We have a strong local partnership with a company that enables our in-country financing, logistics and navigation of Chinese trade.
We also looking at China as a destination market and are working on establishing a position within China selling to domestic roasters.
Yunnan is a beautiful part of the world that offers many opportunities for coffees, both as unique offerings as well as making certain blends—such as washed milds—more robust & dynamic. We welcome anyone to come visit & explore what Yunnan has to offer.