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Nicaragua Segovia Fair Trade and Organic

Arrived July 2009, new crop. Fair Trade and organic. Several coffees from Prodecoop have made it into the final rounds of the Nicaragua Cup of Excellence.
PRODECOOP, RL is a cooperative organization which brings together 39 individual cooperatives with a base of more than 2,300 small producers, 30% are women. Producers are located in different communities and coffee areas of the departments of Esteli, Madriz and Nueva Segovia, north of Nicaragua. The cooperative was established in 1993 to provide assistance to its members’ families in sustainable production and the marketing of their coffee. With revenue from its Fair Trade sales, PRODECOOP supports many social and quality control programs, including marketing, cooperative development, which includes technical support, training, credit, improvement of coffee quality and social projects.
PRODECOOP is a cooperative organization certified; 100% of partners are working with Fair Trade. On average the coop exports 30,000 sacks of coffee, of which nearly half of the total volume is organic.
About the coffee:
Varieties: Bourbon and Caturra
Elevation: 4,000 to 4,600 feet
Processing: Washed method with sun drying
Cup Characteristics: Good acidity and body
Harvest Season: Dec-Mar
Export Season: Jan-Sep
Organic Production: 45%
Organic Certification Agency: OCIA
Cup Characteristics: Milk chocolate mouthfeel, delicate stone fruit with sweet, complex flavors including apricot and prune. Long finish. Fragrant earthy aroma.
Roasting Notes: This high grown coffee can run the range of C+ through FC and perhaps just slightly beyond.

Volume Price
Pounds Price LB
1 $5.77
2-4 $5.48
5-19 $5.19
20+ $4.62

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Nicaragua coffee facts:

Population (2007): 5.7 million people
Coffee Production: 1.5 million bags, all Arabica
Country bag capacity: 132 pounds - 69 kg
Domestic Consumption: 200,000 bags
Coffee Export: 1.37 million bags
Cultivated Area: About 100,000 hectares (nearly 250,000 acres)

Harvests: In the south November through January; in the north January and February.

Soil: Volcanic, very fertile

Arabica Introduced:Arabica coffee was introduced in the mid 19th century.

Specialty Coffee Regions: South, North and Central ranges.

Grades: Based on elevation. SHG (Strictly High Grown 1500-2000 meters); High Grown (1300-1500 meters); Medium Grown (1000-1300 meters); Low Grown (500-1000 meters).

Farms: About 17,000

Botanical Varietals: Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Maragogype.

Comments - Nicaragua's coffee outlook is promising despite some of the lowest incomes in the Americas. It has the third lowest per capita income in the Western Hemisphere and the largest area of land in Central America. Growing and pruning processes have improved and there is potential for Nicaragua to increase its production. The Cup of Excellence has helped to discover some excellent coffee from Nicaragua and provides incentive for the dedicated efforts to produce same.

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Fair Trade coffees where noted
are certified by Transfair USA.