Papua New Guinea Kunjun Estate A

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Papua New Guinea Kunjun Estate A

Kunjun Estate coffee is processed by the Kigabah Estate in the Western Highlands at an elevation of 5,500 feet above sea level.
Kigabah Estate operates on a “nucleus estate” model, a large grower (plantation) that acts as a central hub servicing smaller growers and block holders, assisting them with agricultural advice on pruning and fertilizer scheduling, providing transport for cherry, access to cheaper inputs through discounts offered from purchasing large volume and the provision of seedlings.
The coffee is nourished by abundant rainfall and rich nutrients found in the thick, black topsoil. These fertile conditions give Kigabah Estate coffee a juicy acidity, round body and herbal notes reminiscent of black tea tannins. The Kigabah Estate is progressive in its farming practices and environmental practices, and contributes ten percent of its profits to the farming community.
Cup Characteristics: Big, spicy, chewy cup. Exceptional fruit, cedar and beautiful complexity. Pull before second crack to accentuate the fruit but still retain the bold body of this terrific coffee.

Volume Price
Pounds Price LB
1 $5.73
2-4 $5.44
5-19 $5.16
20+ $4.58

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Papua New Guinea coffee facts:

Population (2007): 5.8 million people
Coffee Production: 1 million bags Arabica (60 kg)
Country bag capacity: 132 pounds - 60 kg
Domestic Consumption: 300,000 bags
Coffee Export: 700,000 thousand bags
Cultivated Area: About 120,000 hectares (nearly 297,000 acres)

Harvests: April - September

Arabica Introduced: Arabica from Jamaica Blue Mountain seed was introduced to PNG Highlands in the late 1930s.

Specialty Coffee Regions: Highlands near Kainantu, Goroka, Mount Hagen and in the Wahgi Valley.

Grades: AA, A, PB. Grades AA and A combined make up only 13% of the crop.

Farms: Family-owned coffee gardens produce over 70% of the countrie' annual exportable coffee crop.

Botanical Varietals: Typica (from Jamaica Blue Mountain origin), Bourbon

Comments - The vast majority of PNG coffee is produced by small, village coffee gardens rather than large organized companies; there are tens of thousands of such village gardens typically ranging in size from 20 trees to 500 or 600. The typical village-based grower in PNG uses no artificial fertilizer, no chemical sprays, and owns his own farm. Pest and disease control is done by hand without a chemical regime. Prunings from coffee and leaf-fall from the trees which shade it, together with the skin and pulp of his freshly-processed crop provide a natural, nutrient-rich mulch. There is a family resemblance in the cup between PNG coffee and the Jamaican Blue Mountain from which seed it originated.

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